Mechatronics Engineer - Closures (Automotive)

Location: Foster City, CA, United States; hybrid workplace.

Company

Zoox develops fully autonomous vehicles and the supporting ecosystem for mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.

What you will do

• Own closures electromechanical hardware for new vehicle programs from requirements and concept through supplier development, validation, and launch.
• Analyze fleet data and returned hardware with Python or MATLAB, identify and prioritize in-service issues, determine root causes, and drive corrective actions with firmware, controls, manufacturing, and supplier partners.
• Define actuation behavior with firmware partners, including control strategy, fault detection and handling, and mechanism durability.
• Model system dynamics to define requirements for motors, actuators, gear trains, duty cycles, and load cases.
• Build benches, fixtures, and test automation to verify closure systems.

Requirements

• BS in mechanical engineering, robotics, mechatronics, or a related field, plus at least 3 years of professional experience.
• Experience developing electromechanical hardware such as latches, actuators, or other motor-driven mechanisms, including work with technical suppliers.
• Proficiency in Python or MATLAB for data analysis, visualization, and system modeling.
• Experience with 3D CAD software, preferably CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE.
• Working knowledge of Design for Manufacturability, including GD&T and dimensional engineering.
• Ability to debug across mechanical, electrical, and software boundaries.

Nice to have

• Passion for multidisciplinary engineering, ideally demonstrated through personal hobbies or projects.
• Experience with automotive closures such as doors, liftgates, trunks, drop glass, or charge port mechanisms.
• Experience with closed-loop control systems, Simulink, or similar modeling software.
• Experience taking hardware from prototype through production, including launch support.
• Electronics fundamentals and embedded experience with ECUs, C/C++, or PCB layout; ability to debug Ethernet, CAN, UART, LIN, I2C, or SPI interfaces.
• Experience using vehicle fleet data, logs, or telemetry for issue prioritization and root-cause analysis.
• Familiarity with 8D, DFMEA, PFMEA, and formal problem-solving methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time hybrid position within the Vehicle Development – Body, Closures and Chassis department.
• Benefits include paid sick leave, vacation, bereavement leave, unpaid time off, health insurance, long-term care insurance, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Compensation may include base salary, Amazon RSUs, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, and a possible sign-on bonus.