Zoox

Fully electric autonomous ride-hailing service platform

Mechanical Engineer - Sensor Cleaning

Design EngineeringPosted on Nov 12

Full-timeFoster City, CA, USA$157k - $216k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics is required.
Strong mechanical design fundamentals in plastic injection-molded components, sheet metal and machined parts, fluid and pneumatic systems, or thermal and heating system integration are required.
Proficiency with 3D CAD tools such as CATIA, NX, Creo, or SolidWorks is required.
Familiarity with data acquisition tools is required.
Hands-on experience troubleshooting mechanical and electrical failures is required.
A basic understanding of Python or another scripting language is required.
Experience leading cross-functional teams to develop products is required.
Experience with automotive thermal systems or glazings, closures, exteriors, or ADAS is required.

Responsibilities

Develop sensor cleaning components and systems to manage debris, rain, and snow across global operations.
Design and build mockups, proofs of concept, and functional prototypes, and develop packaging studies to support vehicle integration.
Develop and release CAD, engineering drawings, and bills of materials supported by tolerance analysis, design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA), design for manufacturing and assembly (DFM/DFA), and reliability assessments.
Collaborate with the validation team on test plans, test fixture design, and testing failure analysis.
Support wind tunnel and fleet testing of sensor cleaning functionality.
Own hardware performance in the field and diagnose and troubleshoot fleet issues affecting sensor cleaning performance.
Collaborate with manufacturing and quality engineers to ramp production processes and meet build objectives.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with automotive sensors such as cameras or lidar, or optical sensor/ADAS systems.
Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Experience with fluid simulation and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for liquid or airflow analysis.
Familiarity with automotive test standards such as FMVSS, ISO, and IEC.
Hands-on experience with thermocouples, strain gauges, pressure transducers, and accelerometers.
Ability to use CAN tools such as PCAN and Vector to troubleshoot vehicle faults.

Salary Range: 157000 to 216000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

As a Mechanical Engineer on the Sensor Cleaning team, you will design, validate and launch hardware systems that keep our camera, lidar, radar and other autonomy sensors operating at their best regardless of the environmental conditions we operate in.

You will own components and systems end to end: from developing proofs of concept, vehicle integration, design and release, to validation in our climatic wind tunnel and across our fleet. You will drive solutions that maximize sensor performance, improve vehicle availability, and support scalable deployment of Zoox autonomous vehicles.

In this role, you will:

Design and development

Develop sensor cleaning components and systems to manage debris, rain, and snow across our global operations.

Design and build mockups, proofs of concept and functional prototypes; develop packaging studies to support vehicle integration.

Develop and release CAD, engineering drawings and BOMs supported by tolerance analysis, DFMEA, DFM/DFA and reliability assessments.

Validation and testing

Collaborate with our validation team on test plans, test fixtures design, and testing failure analysis.

Support wind tunnel and fleet testing of sensor cleaning functionality.

Fleet support and production

Own your hardware performance in the field. Diagnose and troubleshoot fleet issues affecting sensor cleaning performance.

Collaborate with manufacturing and quality engineers to ramp production processes and meet build objectives.

Qualifications

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics
Strong mechanical design fundamentals: plastic injection-molded components, sheet metal and machined parts, fluid and pneumatic systems, or thermal and heating system integration.
Proficiency with 3D CAD (CATIA, NX, Creo or SolidWorks).
Familiarity with data acquisition tools.
Inquisitive
Hands-on experience troubleshooting mechanical and electrical failures.
Basic understanding of Python or another scripting language.
Experience leading cross-functional teams to drive new ideas and solutions into products.
Experience with automotive thermal or glazings/closures/exteriors/ADAS

Bonus qualifications

Experience with automotive sensors (camera, lidar) or optical sensor/ADAS systems.

Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Fluid simulation and CFD for liquid or airflow analysis.

Familiarity with automotive test standards such as FMVSS, ISO and IEC.

Hands-on experience with thermocouples, strain gauges, pressure transducers and accelerometers.

Able to use CAN tools (PCAN, Vector) to troubleshoot vehicle faults.

About the Company

Zoox

Fully electric autonomous ride-hailing service platform

Zoox designs and operates an autonomous ride-hailing service built around a purpose-built, fully electric vehicle designed specifically for autonomous operation. The vehicle uses advanced sensors, cameras, and AI to navigate complex urban environments, offering a four-passenger interior for comfort. Unlike competitors that retrofit existing cars, Zoox engineers both the vehicle and the service from the ground up, enabling optimized safety, efficiency, and passenger experience through integrated software that optimizes routing and reduces wait times. The company emphasizes safety through extensive testing and regulatory collaboration, and sustainability via electric mobility. The ultimate goal is to provide a smarter, safer, and more efficient urban transportation system that improves city life while reducing emissions.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Acquired
Total funding: $1.2B
Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA
Founded: 2014

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