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Foster City, California, United States· Full-time
$151K – $204K/yr
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Role overview
Job description
At Zoox we have set the goal to provide our customers with the highest level of safety while using our fully autonomous vehicles. As a member of the Zoox Safety Engineering team you will work with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds such as robotics, control, and vehicle engineering. You will be responsible for planning and execution of component and system tests all the way through to complete vehicle crash testing. Working closely with our internal team and external laboratories you will develop clear and precise protocols and perform tests according to them. Working at Zoox offers you the chance to manifest your creativity, utilize your excellent organizational and communication skills and make a big difference in the final product.
In this role, you will:
Plan and track safety test activities and vehicle hardware requirements
Develop detailed crash test requests, collaborating with integration teams on test and instrumentation needs
Technical interface to external facilities, including on-site support for test delivery in US and EU
Ensure component, sub-system, sled, and full-vehicle testing is executed to plan
Coordinate test vehicle preparation, teardown, and rebuild
Conduct post-test data analysis and review results with the test lab to confirm data integrity
Report test results in detail and communicate observations to engineering teams
Log and track safety performance issues in Jira
Qualifications3+ Prior Automotive Experience is Required
BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering with a passion for electric, autonomous mobility
5+ years of experience in automotive development and testing
Detailed knowledge of FMVSS, and other legal and consumer safety protocols
Hands on experience in passive safety test planning, test vehicle setup and test execution
Strong organizational and communication skills with a focus on hardware planning, timing plans and process definition
Experience with 3D design and PLM tools, CATIA 3DX or CATIA V5 preferred
Bonus QualificationsCAN network experience, including data interrogation with CANALYZER
Familiarity with test sensors (accelerometers, load cells, strain gauges) and data acquisition equipment
Experience in defining and implementing operational workflows in a testing environment
Knowledge of requirements management tools (Polarion or equivalent)
Skilled in building scripts/templates for data integrity checks and results analysis (MetaPost, Hypergraph, Python, or similar)
DFMEA knowledge
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- Source: Zoox's official careers site · still listed there on 9 Nov 2026
- Posted 24 Sept 2026
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What they are looking for
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Qualification
5+ years of experience in automotive development and testing
Department · Vehicle Development
Hiring company
Zoox
Manufacturing
Zoox is a purpose-built autonomous vehicle designed for riders, not drivers. Learn more about the Zoox robotaxi and the future of ride-hailing.
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