Senior Vehicle Diagnostics & Prognostics Engineer

Lever, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 204,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Amazon RSUs

Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Zoox is seeking a senior diagnostics engineer to own diagnostic deployment for the current service vehicle fleet and successor platforms, from requirements through release, coordinating with system, firmware, and software teams.

You will improve diagnostic quality, drive fault isolation accuracy, close end-to-end gaps, define service actions tied to outcomes, and translate fleet telemetry into monitoring strategies that reduce unplanned downtime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in vehicle or system diagnostics with production fleet.
• Experience improving diagnostic quality using field data with measurable time-to-diagnose reduction.
• Knowledge of automotive serial protocols and diagnostic standards (CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet; UDS/ISO 14229; OBD).
• Experience with fail-operational/fail-safe concepts and ISO 26262 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own diagnostic deployment for the current service vehicle fleet and successor platforms from requirements through release.
• Improve diagnostic quality to reduce time-to-diagnose and improve fault isolation accuracy.
• Close end-to-end diagnostic gaps and maintain traceability from requirements to in-fleet performance.
• Define and deploy service actions tied to diagnostic outcomes with service engineering and fleet operations.
• Identify and develop prognostic features from fleet telemetry to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Develop metrics to measure diagnostic success and drive continuous improvement across the lifecycle.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data analysis

Fleet diagnostics

CAN/CAN-FD

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical/Mechanical/Systems/Computer Engineering

Tools

UDS/ISO 14229

OBD

ISO 26262

Job description

Zoox is seeking a senior diagnostics engineer to own diagnostic deployment for the current service vehicle fleet and successor platforms, from requirements through release, coordinating with system, firmware, and software teams.

You will improve diagnostic quality, drive fault isolation accuracy, close end-to-end gaps, define service actions tied to outcomes, and translate fleet telemetry into monitoring strategies that reduce unplanned downtime.