Zoox

Fully electric autonomous ride-hailing service platform

Occupant Protection Engineer - Vehicle Safety

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFoster City, CA, USA$151k - $204k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Engineering.
At least 5 years of experience in automotive development and testing, preferably safety testing.
Sound knowledge of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards regulations and consumer safety protocols.
Experience with virtual and physical safety testing, including analysis in Hyperworks and MetaPost.
Ability to build and script templates for first-pass data integrity checks, results analysis, and reporting.
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Experience with 3D design and product lifecycle management tools.

Responsibilities

Own assigned load cases end-to-end by translating vehicle technical specification safety targets into testable metrics and driving restraint system development through vehicle integration to meet them.
Develop virtual and physical design verification plans and track execution against plan.
Analyze test results, provide feedback analysis to engineering teams, and report at project gateways.
Support system-level and full-vehicle test activities, including defining test requests, test matrices, instrumentation, and test targets with the validation team.
Identify and document performance issues and generate and track Jira tickets to closure.
Drive computer-aided engineering-to-physical-test correlation for assigned load cases.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with CATIA 3DX or CATIA V5.
Project management experience.
Experience with Jira.
Knowledge of design failure mode and effects analysis and system failure mode and effects analysis, and experience with requirements management tools such as Polarion or equivalent.
Knowledge of Python.
Experience with LS-DYNA.

Salary Range: 151000 to 204000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

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 Vehicle 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 developing occupant protection system performance and you will be involved all the way through the complete vehicle development process from conception to part, system and full vehicle crash testing. You will be working closely with our internal and external safety experts, CAE and module system teams, with our suppliers as well as internal and external test laboratories. Working at Zoox offers you the chance to manifest your technical creativity, utilize your excellent organizational and communication skills and make a big difference in the final product.

In this role, you will:

Own assigned load cases end-to-end: translate vehicle technical specification (VTS) safety targets into testable metrics, and drive restraint system development through the vehicle integration process to meet them

Develop virtual and physical DVPs and track execution against plan

Analyze test results, feedback analysis to engineering teams, and report out at project gateways

Support system-level and full-vehicle test activities, including defining test requests, test matrix, instrumentation and test targets with the support of the validation team

Identify and document performance issues; generate and track Jira tickets to closure

Drive CAE-to-physical test correlation for your load cases

Qualifications

BS or MS in Engineering with passion for electric, autonomous mobility

5+ years of experience within automotive development and testing, preferable safety testing

Sound knowledge of FMVSS regulations and consumer safety protocols

Experience in virtual and physical safety testing, including analysis in Hyperworks/MetaPost

Ability to build and script templates for first-pass data integrity checks, results analysis, and reporting

Strong organizational and communication skills

Experience in 3D design and PLM tools, CATIA 3DX or CATIA V5 preferred

Bonus Qualifications

Project management experience

Experience with Jira

DFMEA and SFMEA knowledge; experience with requirements management tools (Polarion or equiv.)

Knowledge of Python

Experience with LS-Dyna

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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