Staff Energy Engineer

Zoox; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoox in Foster City, California is seeking a leader to drive energy management for a complete vehicle and the robotaxi fleet. You will forecast and optimize driving range across high‑voltage, thermal, battery and powertrain subsystems in a fast‑moving autonomous mobility environment.

You will lead a cross‑functional energy team, partner with engineering, operations and strategy to implement end‑to‑end energy strategy and deliver the premium ride experience that defines Zoox.

Job description

About Zoox

Zoox is developing fully autonomous vehicles and the supporting ecosystem required to bring the technology to market at scale. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We believe the transition to self-driving vehicles requires a combination of elegant vision and uncompromising execution.

The Role

At Zoox we have set the goal to provide our customers with a premium ride experience when using our fully autonomous vehicles. The introduction of self-driving technologies and other unique characteristics of mobility-as-a-service presents several opportunities in the energy management field. You will work with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds such as robotics, control, and vehicle engineering.

The role is to lead energy management for a complete vehicle and the robotaxi fleet. From the vehicle side, you will be working in new architecture development with electrical powertrain, high-voltage battery, thermal, low-voltage systems, computing, and all advanced systems used in autonomous driving. From the robotaxi fleet perspective, you will be working with the strategy and operations team to forecast and optimize driving range. You will lead the energy team and work cross-functionally to drive end-to-end energy strategy implementation.