Principal Systems Engineer (Robotics)

TL;DR

Principal Systems Engineer (Robotics): Leading the design and assurance efforts for safety and fail-operational initiatives in autonomous driving systems with an accent on defining and refining safety metrics. Focus on collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize complex systems and ensure mission assurance.

Location: Hybrid (Foster City, CA)

Salary: $313,000 - $376,000

Company

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market.

What you will do

• Define and refine the strategy and architecture for the Systems Engineering efforts that guide Zoox’s approach to safety and fail-operational initiatives
• Lead and oversee the definition, development, and evolution of safety and fail-operational metrics
• Review and approve mission assurance clearance documents
• Communicate complex metric concepts and actionable insights to diverse stakeholders
• Coach and mentor SDMA systems engineers

Requirements

• M.S. or higher degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in systems engineering or data analysis
• Experience in defining and managing quantitative metrics for complex systems
• Proficiency in statistics and probability
• Hands-on experience with complex software systems, preferably in robotics or autonomous driving