Senior Systems Engineer, Future Robot Platforms Software

Front Door Defense; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 196,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoox is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to drive new robot features across vehicle platforms in Foster City, CA. You will apply MBSE-driven design to deliver high-integrity system capabilities spanning vehicle, autonomy, and operations domains.

You will own design and implementation outcomes, create verifiable requirements, and lead cross-functional triage to ensure robust, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience with relevant degree.
• Experience designing complex HW/SW systems and full lifecycle understanding.
• Strong technical documentation, leadership, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of new robot features across vehicle platforms with MBSE-driven design.
• Own outcomes for design and implementation with cross-functional teams.
• Create and maintain high-quality requirements and model-based designs.
• Lead triage for bugs with cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

System design

Technical documentation

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MBSE tools

Polarion/DOORS/JAMA

Cameo/Magicdraw/Catia

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer, Future Robot Platforms

Deliver new robot features across vehicle platforms with MBSE-driven design

Location: Foster City, California

Compensation: $196,000 - 236,000 USD / year

About The Role

Zoox Mobility Service Feature Engineer

The End-to-End (E2E) Feature and Homologation team brings systems engineering focus and discipline to Zoox mobility-as-a-service deployment and operations. We are systems engineers working with key business stakeholders to define and deliver remarkable product capabilities that span across Vehicle, Autonomy, and Operations segments. We partner with the systems teams from each domain by leveraging their deep technical knowledge, implementation expertise, and validation techniques to deliver a fully verified product capability. The result is E2E ownership of a world class mobility service.

E2E Feature Engineers are the champions of their feature domains which cut across Vehicle, Autonomy, and Operations segments of the Zoox mobility service. You will be responsible for delivering novel capabilities on future robot platforms. Through strong relationships with internal stakeholders (Product, Safety, Operations, Legal, etc.) and other systems engineers you will deliver: design solutions, systems engineering documentation, multi-quarter capability plans, verification plans, and debug support.

In This Role, You Will

• Lead the design of new robot features which unlock new vehicle, operational, and user experiences while balancing safety, reliability, and operational efficiency. Partner with the functional safety team to identify product risks and quantify fail-operational performance.
• Own the outcome for the design and implementation of features with Hardware, Software, Operations, IT, Safety, Manufacturing, and Validation teams throughout the entire V cycle.
• Create and maintain high-quality and verifiable requirements and model-based designs, decomposing input from stakeholders to drive clarity and precision for systems specifications.
• Lead triage with cross-functional stakeholders for bugs or reported issues.

Qualifications

• 8 years of engineering work experience, alongside a Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics.
• Experience designing complex systems that integrate multiple hardware and software components, paired with a solid understanding of full HW/SW development lifecycles.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver strong technical documentation (context diagrams, requirement decomposition, presentations)
• Proven leadership, organization, and communication skills.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with hardware R&D and NPI principles
• Experience with software development and architecture principles
• Experience with requirements management tools (Polarion, DOORS, JAMA, etc) and MBSE tools (Cameo, Magicdraw, Catia Magic, etc)

$196,000 - $236,000 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.