SeniorStaff Systems Engineer, Powertrain System Safety and Fail Operational
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Job Location:
Foster, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and safely deploy such a robotaxi solution. The System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team plays a foundational role in the companys success responsible for constructing the safety case and fail-operational design for our autonomous driving robots before public road deployment.
As a Systems Engineer at Zoox you will be working with cross functional teams including product feature operations vehicle engineering software autonomy and legal to design develop and deploy systems that enable and support safe autonomous driving. You are responsible for ensuring these systems are developed within a safety engineering process that results in end-to-end traceability and achievement of both system safety targets and product requirements.
In this role you will:
- Lead powertrain safety and fail-operational design and analysis covering high-voltage battery systems charging propulsion and on-vehicle load management
- Architect vehicle-level safety concepts focusing on fault tolerance and fail-operational behaviors necessary for supporting autonomy and ensuring mission assurance on the vehicles powertrain functions
- Develop vehicle level safety concepts covering fault detection and vehicle level reaction for ensuring the powertrain systems can achieve mission objectives under presence of faults
- Own the delivery of key work-products including hazard analysis risk assessment (HARA) fault tree analysis (FTA) functional safety concept vehicle level safety requirements safety clearance artifacts and quantitative residual risk assessments
- Drive consensus across product feature operations vehicle engineering software autonomy and legal teams to implement and release safety requirements
Qualifications
- B.S. or higher degree in Automotive Aerospace Robotics Computer Science Electrical Mechanical or Systems Engineering
- Proven track record with electrified powertrains (battery management systems motor drives/inverters high to low voltage Direct Current to Direct Current (DC/DC) converters vehicle torque management etc)
- Hands-on experience in developing for safety-critical applications in autonomous vehicles automotive or aerospace spanning both fail-safe and fail-operational regimes
- 4 years of work experience conducted hazard analysis risk assessment authoring requirements and their decomposition managing requirements and requirements traceability through development
- Experience performing first-principles based analysis simulation(Matlab Python etc) etc to drive trade-offs between various architectural choices diagnostics or reactions
- Hands-on experience creating work-products for functional safety standards ISO 26262 ISO 13849 IEC 61508 DO-178C DO-254 or equivalent
- Experience with requirements management tools such as Jama Doors Polarion etc.
- Collaborative team player with strong written and in-person communication skills capable of influencing and driving consensus and presenting complex data to varied audiences including senior executives
Bonus Qualifications
- Knowledge of embedded development (firmware and electrical)
- Experience designing real-time control systems
$212000 - $291000 a year
Base Salary Range
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling as well as positioning within a level is determined by a range of factors including but not limited to a candidates relevant years of experience domain knowledge and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.
Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (e.g. sick leave vacation bereavement) unpaid time off Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights Amazon RSUs health insurance long-term care insurance long-term and short-term disability insurance and life insurance.
About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first ground-up fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics machine learning and design Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. Were looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.
Accommodations
If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to emailprotected or your assigned recruiter.
A Final Note:
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Databases
- Embedded Software
- IDS
- System Design
- C/C++
- Military Experience
- Risk Analysis
- Systems Engineering
- Waterfall
- Requirements Management
- OSHA
- EHS
About Company
We’re reinventing personal transportation—making the future safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable for everyone. This is on-demand autonomous ride-hailing.
