Sustaining Engineer, Powertrain & Thermal Systems
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Job Location:
Foster, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Zoox we are developing a purpose-built autonomous robotaxi and the Sustaining Engineering team plays a critical role in ensuring the long-term reliability safety serviceability and availability of our fleet as it operates at scale.
As a Sustaining Engineer supporting Powertrain and Thermal Systems you will independently own sustaining engineering for key subsystems supporting both the in service fleet and vehicles in current production. You will drive root cause investigations and corrective actions making subsystem-level technical decisions and leading changes through design validation release and fleet implementation.
This role requires close collaboration with Vehicle Development Manufacturing Service Quality Reliability and Suppliers in a fast-paced and often ambiguous environment. You will prioritize work based on fleet and production impact delivering solutions that improve safety durability fleet uptime and manufacturing performance.
In this role you will:
- Own sustaining engineering and corrective action development for powertrain and thermal systems across the in service fleet and vehicles in current production from root cause confirmation through fleet-wide implementation
- Drive end-to-end resolution of field and manufacturing issues across electric drive systems battery systems power electronics and thermal management systems
- Apply fleet and production data including MTBF repeat failure rates and downtime drivers to prioritize work validate solutions and drive continuous improvement
- Lead design updates and system improvements ensuring robust performance durability efficiency and serviceability in both fleet and production environments
- Author and manage Engineering Change Requests and Change Actions and develop and execute validation plans at component system and vehicle levels
- Support and lead retrofit and rework campaigns and partner with suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve reliability and manufacturability
Qualifications
- BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- 8 years of experience in powertrain thermal battery or EV systems within a product development manufacturing or sustaining environment
- Demonstrated ability to deliver subsystem-level corrective actions that improve reliability durability manufacturability or serviceability in production vehicles
- Experience with root cause analysis DFMEA and product and process validation
- Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities
- Experience in autonomous vehicles
- Experience with Design for Manufacturing and Design for Service (DFM/DFS) and Lean Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement methodologies
- Proficiency with 3D CAD tools CATIA preferred and familiarity with tools such as 3DX DELMIA SAP JIRA Confluence or data analysis or visualization tools such as dashboards SQL and Python
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
We’re reinventing personal transportation—making the future safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable for everyone. This is on-demand autonomous ride-hailing.
