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Zoox

Principal Systems Engineer, Safety

Foster City, CA · On-site · Principal

Discipline
Systems
Industry
Automotive
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System Design and Mission Assurance

Principal Systems Engineer to lead safety and fail-operational design efforts for autonomous mobility systems, coordinating with cross-functional teams and representing SDMA with senior leadership.

Required

  • lead technical programs
  • cross-functional teams
  • safety metrics
  • fail-operational design
  • safety case
  • verification and validation
  • system design and mission assurance
  • partner for VP of SDMA

Preferred

  • safety engineering experience
  • autonomous systems
  • risk assessment
  • system-level assurance
  • leadership in safety cases

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Employer description

Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and safely deploy such a robotaxi solution. The System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team plays a foundational role in the company’s success, responsible for constructing the safety case and fail-operational design for our autonomous driving robots before public road deployment.
 
We are looking for a Principal Systems Engineer to lead the design and assurance efforts for overall safety and fail-operational initiatives. In this highly visible position, you will lead technical programs with cross-functional teams, defining, developing, and continuously refining the methodology for measuring and optimizing safety and fail-operational metrics. You will serve as a trusted technical partner for the Vice President of System Design and Mission Assurance, at times representing the Vice President in leadership meetings.
 
You will be part of an organization with strong leadership and a transparent, respectful culture that enables you to reach your full potential. This highly visible position offers opportunities for career growth through demonstrated achievement.

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