Zoox · 1 day ago
Collision Repair Development Engineer
Foster City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$155K/yr - $186K/yr
6+ years expZoox is seeking a Serviceability Engineer for Collision Repair to define and develop repair methodologies for collision repair. The successful candidate will influence vehicle design to enable safe, efficient, and cost-effective repairs after an incident, acting as the bridge between vehicle design, manufacturing, service, and body repair operations.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Author and maintain the Body Repair Service Manual, including job aids and service bulletins, ensuring documentation is clear, technician-ready, and compatible with Zoox Tech Doc Portal
Develop and validate advanced mixed material structural collision repair procedures
Partner with Body, Materials, Manufacturing, and Quality Engineering to drive testing required for approvals and to ensure repair procedures reflect real-world service constraints and production intent
Influence vehicle body, chassis, and structural design for safety and serviceability
Define constraints within the Service Bill of Materials to identify non-repairable and required service parts, supporting demand forecasting
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Automotive Technology, or equivalent with 6–8+ years of hands-on automotive body collision experience within OEM environments
Demonstrated expertise in structural and cosmetic collision repair methodologies across mixed materials, including steel, aluminum, SMC/composites, and plastics, with the ability to explain, demonstrate, and validate best-practice repair approaches
Advanced familiarity with OEM body repair standards, I-CAR, and industry-accepted structural repair practices, including safety-critical decision-making for repair vs. replacement
Proven track record collaborating with Body, Materials, Manufacturing, Quality, and Repair Operations on complex repairs and multiple concurrent projects, with advanced knowledge of OEM Service Information platforms and CATIA, 3DEXPERIENCE, including the ability to rapidly adopt new systems
Proven track record independently managing projects end-to-end, communicating technical repair intent clearly to engineering and technician audiences, and ability to occasionally travel domestically as needed to support testing, validation, and repair network alignment
Preferred
Experience developing or supporting OEM collision repair certification programs, including repair standards, tooling requirements, training content, and repair network readiness
Demonstrated experience authoring OEM-level collision repair procedures, then performing, validating, and formally documenting those procedures for technician and service network use. End-to-End Ownership
Hands-on experience with carbon fiber, forged carbon, and other advanced composite automotive structures, including inspection, damage assessment, and repair or replacement strategy definition
Experience collaborating with Vehicle, Subsystem, and Materials Engineering teams to define, execute, and document physical testing (cut-ups, coupon testing, destructive testing) required to approve collision repair methods
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
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Sr. Vice President, Hardware
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