Autonomous Vehicle Safety Test & Validation Engineer

Lever, Inc.; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Stock-based compensation

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Job summary

Zoox in Foster City, CA, is seeking a Safety Engineer to plan and execute component and system tests through full-vehicle crash testing. You will develop precise protocols and coordinate with internal teams and external laboratories to ensure data quality and test reliability.

Role requires hands-on test planning, hardware scheduling, on-site support in US and EU, and Jira-based issue tracking. You will communicate results to engineering teams and help advance safe autonomous mobility at scale.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering with a passion for electric, autonomous mobility.
• 5+ years of experience in automotive development and testing.
• Detailed knowledge of FMVSS, and other legal and consumer safety protocols.
• Hands on experience in passive safety test planning, test vehicle setup and test execution.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with a focus on hardware planning, timing plans and process definition.
• Experience with 3D design and PLM tools, CATIA 3DX or CATIA V5 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and track safety test activities and vehicle hardware requirements.
• Develop detailed crash test requests, collaborating with integration teams on test and instrumentation needs.
• Technical interface to external facilities, including on-site support for test delivery in US and EU.
• Ensure component, sub-system, sled, and full-vehicle testing is executed to plan.
• Coordinate test vehicle preparation, teardown, and rebuild.
• Conduct post-test data analysis and review results with the test lab to confirm data integrity.
• Report test results in detail and communicate observations to engineering teams.
• Log and track safety performance issues in Jira.

Education

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA 3DX

CATIA V5

Job description

Zoox in Foster City, CA, is seeking a Safety Engineer to plan and execute component and system tests through full-vehicle crash testing. You will develop precise protocols and coordinate with internal teams and external laboratories to ensure data quality and test reliability.

Role requires hands-on test planning, hardware scheduling, on-site support in US and EU, and Jira-based issue tracking. You will communicate results to engineering teams and help advance safe autonomous mobility at scale.