Zoox · 13 hours ago
Systems Engineer, Body Systems Safety and Availability
Foster City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$185K/yr - $242K/yr
6+ years expZoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and is seeking a Systems Engineer to ensure the safety and availability of body systems functions and components. The role involves collaborating with engineers to establish requirements traceability and conducting safety analyses for autonomous vehicle systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Define and manage off-nominal and functional safety requirements to prevent and/or detect failures to satisfy system safety and availability goals
Establish and evaluate criteria for the safety and robustness of global states and transitions
Drive quantitative and qualitative activities that involve the development of HARAs, FTAs, FMEAs, and/or FMEDAs
Develop requirements and investigate solutions for robust but effective fault detection algorithms
Perform detailed systems and safety analysis on custom and 3rd party hardware. Work with suppliers of 3rd party hardware to ensure Development Interface Agreements (DIAs) are in place, tracked, and safety work products are delivered/reviewed
Collaborate with test engineers to develop test plans to verify off-nominal and functional safety requirements, measure coverage, and validate fault-handling capabilities and availability
Qualification
Required
B.S. or higher degree in Automotive Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering
6+ years of work experience with hazard analysis, functional/requirements decomposition, and requirements traceability
System development experience with standards such as: ISO26262, ISO 21448, ARP4754, ARP4761, DO-178C, DO-254, IEC 13849, IEC 61508, or equivalent
Experience with vehicle body systems, such as HMI, doors, lighting, HVAC, and/or passive safety
Preferred
Experience with safety-related compute and/or control systems
Experience in applying the knowledge/skills listed above to autonomous vehicles
Benefits
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
Life insurance
Company
Zoox
Zoox is an AI robotics company that provides mobility-as-a-service and self-driving car services. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$955MKey Investors
Grok Ventures
2020-06-26Acquired
2019-10-21Convertible Note· $200M
2018-07-08Series B· $465M
Leadership Team
Nelson Pedreiro
Sr. Vice President, Hardware
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Zheng Gao
Director of Hardware Engineering
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