Zoox · 1 week ago
Compute Platform System Safety Engineer
Foster City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$143K/yr - $232K/yr
3+ years expZoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and deploy such a robotaxi solution safely and reliably. We are seeking a System Safety Engineer to perform safety analyses of complex electronic and software-based systems, specifically high performance compute. The role involves executing safety analyses, improving safety mechanisms, and collaborating with teams to ensure the safe deployment of autonomous driving technology.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Execute and own the output of the Compute Safety Analysis (FMEDA) for various compute platforms for each milestone
Respond to and aid in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for safety-related Compute Platform field failures
Collaborate with partner teams to improve diagnostic coverage against single point and multiple point latent failures on our existing hardware platform
Work with other SDMA engineers to ensure requirements are well captured and structured to account for runtime and latent failures in the sensing, perception and compute path
Perform functional safety analysis to ensure the safety concept remains compatible with the core objectives of ISO 26262
Work with partner teams to develop safety- and cost-optimized, next-generation compute architectures. Guide the selection of next-generation compute and related hardware
Lead cross-functional technical projects, including interactions with teams such as Software, Hardware, Operations, Data Science, V&V to ensure we have the appropriate data to support our arguments and solutions that can meet our requirements
Qualification
Required
BS or MS in a related technical field, such as Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics, etc
Experience as a Design or Systems Engineer for complex or mission-critical systems with high levels of fail-operational redundancy
3+ years of hands-on systems, safety, or related engineering experience with a focus on analysis of safety critical high-integrity systems in Automotive, ADAS, Autonomous vehicles, Aerospace or Robotics industries
Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
PhD in a related technical field
Experience in the application of ISO 26262 (Functional Safety) and ISO 21448 (SOTIF) to L2/L3/L4/L5 ADAS and autonomous vehicles
Experience with FMEDA or FMEA for complete safety critical systems
Experience with hazard analysis, functional decomposition, validation, and verification
Experience in systems with multiple layers of redundancies (including but not limited to SIL 4 / DAL A)
Experience with simulation and modeling of physical hardware/software systems or data-driven modeling and analysis techniques
A reliability modeling background including the analysis of field data
Experience using requirements management tools such as Polarion (preferred), DOORS or Jama
Experience with Python and/or Databricks for data analysis and visualization
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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