Manager, Sensor Integration & Cleaning Hardware

Zoox; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 233,000 - 324,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Long-term care insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

RSUs / Stock options

Job summary

Zoox in Foster City, California is seeking a Manager of Sensor Integration and Cleaning HW to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team focused on sensor assemblies and cleaning systems for autonomous vehicles. You will own the program from concept through validation, launch, and fleet support, setting technical direction for mechanical packaging and electrical integration.

Collaboration with sensor performance, test, manufacturing, and quality teams is essential to meet performance and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience in mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering.
• 3+ years direct management of engineers including hiring and performance.
• Experience leading cross-functional hardware programs from concept to production.
• Strong fluency in mechanical design and electrical integration.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers developing sensor assemblies and cleaning systems.
• Own program delivery for sensor integration and cleaning hardware, from concept through validation, launch, and fleet support.
• Set technical direction across mechanical packaging, electrical integration, and system-level architecture.
• Partner with sensor performance, perception, test, manufacturing, and quality teams to meet requirements.
• Manage program scope, schedule, and resources across concurrent projects.
• Drive cross-functional design reviews, DFMEA/PFMEA, and validation planning.
• Represent the team to engineering leadership, communicating status, tradeoffs, and risks.
• Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent and foster a culture of ownership.

Skills

Sensor systems

Mechanical design

Electrical integration

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

DFMEA/PFMEA

Budget & scheduling

System integration

Tools

CAD

Job description

As Manager, Sensor Integration/Cleaning HW, you will lead a team responsible for ensuring Zoox vehicles can operate safely and reliably in real-world environments. You will manage a multidisciplinary team of engineers designing, integrating, validating, and launching sensor assemblies and sensor cleaning systems that maintain the performance of our autonomy sensors across a wide range of environmental conditions. You will drive your team's engineering solutions and program execution to ensure sensors remain within operational specifications, minimize contamination-related failures, optimize for supply chain and volume manufacturing, improve vehicle availability and serviceability, and support the scalable deployment of Zoox autonomous vehicles.

In This Role, You Will

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers developing sensor assemblies and sensor cleaning systems for Zoox's autonomous vehicle fleet.
• Own program delivery for sensor integration and sensor cleaning hardware, from concept through validation, launch, and fleet support.
• Set technical direction and review key design decisions across mechanical packaging, electrical integration, and system-level architecture for sensor and cleaning subsystems.
• Partner with sensor performance, perception, test, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure designs meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
• Manage program scope, schedule, and resourcing across multiple concurrent sensor integration and cleaning projects.
• Drive cross-functional design reviews, DFMEA/PFMEA processes, and validation planning to de-risk programs ahead of production.
• Represent the team in front of engineering leadership, communicating program status, technical tradeoffs, and risks.
• Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent, and build a strong culture of technical rigor and ownership within the team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience in mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering, with prior experience in sensor systems, sensor cleaning, exteriors or closures.
• 3+ years of experience directly managing engineers, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional hardware programs from concept through production, including specification authoring, supplier selection, DFMEA, DV/PV testing, and manufacturing readiness.
• Strong technical fluency across mechanical design (CAD, tolerance stack-up, fluid/pneumatic systems) and electrical integration (sensor interfaces, wiring/harness design, controls).
• Experience managing program scope, budget, and schedule across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills, with experience presenting technical tradeoffs and program status to engineering leadership.

Bonus Qualifications

• Direct experience with camera, lidar, or radar sensor systems and their environmental/contamination challenges.
• Experience with fluid or airflow simulation (CFD) for cleaning system design.
• Background in autonomous vehicle or ADAS hardware programs.
• Experience scaling a team through rapid program growth or a transition from prototype to production.

$233,000 - $324,000 a year

Base Salary Range

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.