Staff Electrical Architecture System Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Staff Signal and Power Integrity (SI/PI) Engineer to join our advanced hardware engineering team. In this role, you will be the definitive technical expert responsible for ensuring the signal quality, timing, and power delivery robustness of our most complex, next-generation robotaxi electronic systems. As a technical pillar within the organization, you will define overarching SI/PI architectures, establish company-wide simulation methodologies, guide electrical design and layout teams, and own the end-to-end sign-off for cutting-edge high-speed interfaces. In This Role, You Will Lead the SI/PI architecture and define constraints for next-generation, high-complexity, high-density printed circuit boards (PCBs) and overall system design. Collaborate at an architectural level with hardware design, silicon vendors, PCB layout, and mechanical engineering teams to define layer stack-ups, routing strategies, component placement, and power delivery architectures. Analyze, optimize, and sign off on advanced high-speed serial links (PCIe, Ethernet, MIPI, GMSL) and memory interfaces (LPDDR). Provide expert-level design guidance and validation for automotive-specific communication and audio protocols (A2B). Architect and conduct comprehensive Power Delivery Network (PDN) analysis, including DC IR drop, AC impedance modeling, and transient response analysis to ensure stable power delivery across complex multi-board systems. Drive the development of advanced SI/PI routing rules, simulation methodologies, automation scripts, and sign-off processes for the hardware engineering department. Tackle the most complex, unprecedented signal and power integrity challenges, performing hands-on root-cause analysis, lab measurements, and correlating simulation models with real-world testing. Act as a technical mentor and subject matter expert, elevating the SI/PI capabiliti

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We're looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team. As a Staff Compute & Controls Systems Engineer in Advanced Hardware Engineering (AHE), you will be responsible for developing and documenting requirements for compute and control system modules, while also driving key functional safety analyses for our compute platforms. You will work across departments at Zoox to build a system-level understanding of how AHE hardware enables critical operational functions, and you will lead the Compute Safety Analysis (FMEDA) that ensures those functions fail safely. You will work closely with hardware and software architects, and with design, safety, manufacturing, and test engineers, to ensure requirements are verified throughout the engineering development process. Your assessments will be critical to meeting milestones as we develop new generations of hardware. In this role, you will: Apply compute, controls, and systems engineering principles to define traceable computing requirements from product goals Engage with product, HW/SW engineering, production, safety, and business teams to author detailed requirements for compute and control modules. Analyze tradeoffs and drive consensus with product, hardware, and software teams to converge on compute architecture for current and new vehicle platforms. Gather and analyze critical data to define metrics, qualify systems for release, and influence system design decisions based on evidence-based insights. Create and maintain clear, precise documentation to support system designs, architectural decisions, an

Zoox’s Advanced Hardware Engineering team is in charge of delivering all the autonomous hardware, infotainment electronic control units and electrical components that go into Zoox’s future fleet of self-driving vehicles. At the heart of our hardware architecture is the Primary Compute Unit (PCU) - the compute system that runs the AI stack that enables the vehicle to drive autonomously. We are looking for a seasoned technical program manager own the PCU program end-to-end, including the integrated program schedule. In this role, you will work cross-functionally with our vehicle engineering, systems engineering, software, safety, supply chain, quality, manufacturing and integration teams to achieve our strategic objectives and tactical milestones. You will develop project schedules with numerous dependencies, map program milestones to company milestones, flag and mitigate risks, estimate and maintain budgets, identify solutions to complex problems, navigate ambiguity, all the while holding teams accountable and clearly communicating expectations and ongoing progress. As with any startup, we move fast here at Zoox, and many candidates will be asked from time to time to wear many hats. We would love to hear from you if you are up for solving very challenging problems across numerous cross-functional teams, delivering milestones with numerous dependencies, and scaling your impact by developing and adopting structured ways of working. Additionally, if you are an expert at herding cats and influencing without formal authority, then this role was made for you! In this role, you will: Drive the PCU program forward with thought and energetic leadership, including supporting architecture alignment, hardware development, validation, integration, cross-functional alignment and company-wide communication. This will be done in close partnership with the technical lead and other core team members across multiple departments. Work with department le

About Zoox Zoox is developing fully autonomous vehicles and the supporting ecosystem required to bring the technology to market at scale. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We believe the transition to self-driving vehicles requires a combination of elegant vision and uncompromising execution. The Role At Zoox we have set the goal to provide our customers with a premium ride experience when using our fully autonomous vehicles. The introduction of self-driving technologies and other unique characteristics of mobility-as-a-service presents several opportunities in the energy management field. You will work with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds such as robotics, control, and vehicle engineering. The role is to lead energy management for a complete vehicle and the robotaxi fleet. From the vehicle side, you will be working in new architecture development with electrical powertrain, high-voltage battery, thermal, low-voltage systems, computing, and all advanced systems used in autonomous driving. From the robotaxi fleet perspective, you will be working with the strategy and operations team to forecast and optimize driving range. You will lead the energy team and work cross-functionally to drive end-to-end energy strategy implementation. In this role you will: Lead a highly technical, capable energy team. Develop and communicate strategies for full vehicle energy management, such as subsystem operating points, energy-saving features, thermal integratio

As a Firmware Connectivity Systems Integration and Test Lead on the Embedded Software team, you will own the performance, optimization, and debugging of our TCU (Telematics Control Unit). Managing a complex architecture that integrates third-party hardware with our autonomous vehicle platform, you will analyze diagnostics and log outputs across cellular networks, 4G/5G modem, internal software layer, WiFi, and more. You will not only reactively troubleshoot complex field issues but also proactively design, facilitate, and evaluate advanced testing campaigns—utilizing industry-standard network emulation tools like the Keysight UXM—to identify cellular edge cases and vulnerabilities before they impact operations. Your work will directly safeguard the safety, reliability, and scaling of the Zoox autonomous fleet. Robust, low-latency connectivity is fundamental to autonomous vehicle deployment, powering essential real-time cloud services, fleet management pipelines, and teleoperation capabilities. By ensuring our vehicles maintain seamless, high-performance connections under the most demanding real-world conditions, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge hardware, cloud infrastructure, and test systems to enable Zoox to deliver the future of autonomous mobility In this role: Ensure all interfaces are well-architected, documented, and validated - notably, between RF-baseband, baseband-protocol stack (AP), AP to host etc. Define component integration plans (from bring-up to advanced functions), then design and execute comprehensive test plans spanning

Zoox is seeking a Senior / Staff Technical Program Manager, Change Governance to own the end-to-end orchestration of product changes as they move from tentative engineering approval through cross-functional review to implementation on the production line. This role sits at the center of a multidisciplinary process, ensuring every change is tracked, properly vetted, and executed with full governance and traceability at each stage. In this job, you will Serve as the single point of accountability for governance of a change from tentative Engineering approval through multidisciplinary alignment across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Logistics to production-line implementation. Assess and manage how a change cascades through multi-tier supply chain dependencies, coordinating supplier qualification and launch-readiness requirements as needed Partner with production-line teams at Zoox and relevant change management functions at suppliers to plan and confirm implementation readiness: timing, resourcing, build sequencing, documentation, and training. Maintain accurate, audit-ready records of change status, approvals, and decisions in relevant change management, ERP, and PLM systems. Build and maintain reporting and dashboards on change pipeline health, using scripts (e.g., Python, Apps Script, VBA) or AI tools to automate recurring data retrieval and reporting across Excel, Google Sheets, and Jira. Own and continuously improve the governance framework and checklist — required approvals, documentation, and gate criteria — partnering with IT/business systems teams to implement process and tooling improvements. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline <l