Safety Analytics & Benchmarking Intern

Zoox; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Housing stipend/relocation assistance

Job summary

Zoox's internship program offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology, mentorship from industry experts, and the opportunity to contribute to real projects in safety analytics. You will synthesize telemetry data, build dashboards, and report safety metrics to leaders across teams.

The role is full-time for 12 weeks in the Bay Area, requiring relocation and a strong academic record in automotive safety, robotics, or data analytics.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Master’s degree (or advanced degree) in Automotive Safety, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, or related technical discipline.
• Good academic standing and enrolled at an accredited college or university throughout the internship.
• Expected graduation date between Fall 2027 and Summer 2028.
• Able to commit to a full-time, 12-week internship.
• Ability to relocate to the Bay Area, California, for the duration of the internship.
• Interns at Zoox may not use proprietary information for thesis or publication outside of Zoox.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Fleet Safety Data: investigate vehicle operational data, incident logs, and autonomy performance indicators to extract meaningful safety trends and insights.
• Benchmark Safety Metrics: support benchmarking studies evaluating autonomous vehicle safety performance against peer standards, regulatory expectations, and internal thresholds.
• Build Reporting Dashboards: design and maintain automated data pipelines, dashboards, and reporting artifacts used by safety leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: partner with Safety Engineering, Systems Integration, and Fleet Operations to translate complex analytical findings into actionable safety mitigations.

Skills

Data analysis

Scripting: Python/SQL/R

BI dashboards

Statistics

Technical communication

Education

Master’s degree in Automotive Safety, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Plotly/Dash

Job description

Zoox's internship program offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology, mentorship from industry experts, and the opportunity to contribute to real projects in safety analytics. You will synthesize telemetry data, build dashboards, and report safety metrics to leaders across teams.

The role is full-time for 12 weeks in the Bay Area, requiring relocation and a strong academic record in automotive safety, robotics, or data analytics.