Senior Platform System Vehicle Test Engineer

Role Overview

Zoox’s System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team constructs the Safety Case and validates that our vehicles are safe for autonomous driving. As a Platform System Vehicle Test Engineer, you will work within a multidisciplinary team to develop and test systems enabling and supporting the robotaxi, ensuring the safety and performance of the closed-loop drive system. You will be responsible for developing and executing vehicle-level testing for autonomous safety-critical systems based on ISO 26262 or similar standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the technical and logistical planning of vehicle tests, including cross-functional coordination with systems requirements, firmware, software motion controls, vehicle engineering, and operations teams.
• Interpret complex test data and strategize the optimal balance between physical vehicle testing and simulation to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Analyze system requirements to understand the safety concept.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, and results.
• Design, develop, and operate the Zoox Robot, test equipment, and instrumentation systems.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues in the field, tracing failures to correct subsystems.
• Perform test data analysis and report test results. Define and develop automated data extraction tools to streamline analysis and reporting.

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher degree in Automotive Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
• 6+ years of test engineering experience in the automobile, robotics, or aerospace industry.
• Understanding of vehicle dynamics and vehicle drive and chassis systems (such as motors, brakes, and steering).
• Understanding of control theory and feedback control systems.
• Confident with automotive electronics and communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet).
• Proficiency with test scripting and data analysis languages such as Python or Matlab.
• Analytical skills and hands-on experience.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience developing integration and test plans and procedures for safety critical automotive systems, robotic systems, and/or autonomous vehicles.
• Familiarity with CAPL.
• Experience with Linux Systems and OxTS.