Senior Plant Issue Resolution Engineer - Electrical Systems

The role

You will lead triage, containment and resolution of issues found during general assembly and end-of-line testing for an assigned subsystem. You will run root cause analysis with cross-functional teams and drive permanent corrective actions.

What you will do

• Lead triage, containment and resolution plans for issues found in general assembly and end-of-line testing within your assigned subsystem or domain
• Define and execute short-term containment actions, including rework plans, part quarantine and build flow protection
• Lead root cause analysis across design, process, supplier and manufacturing domains
• Identify and prioritize blockers and drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) improvements
• Support cross-functional teams in implementing permanent corrective actions and preventing recurrence
• Support prototype builds, production trials and engineering changes to validate fixes
• Develop and maintain metrics, dashboards and reporting on issue health, closure rates and recurrence
• Improve PIRT processes, including issue tracking, prioritization and cross-functional execution

Required qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
• 8 to 12 years of experience in automotive OEMs, robotics, aviation or other complex hardware systems within manufacturing, product engineering or sustaining environments
• Strong understanding of vehicle electrical systems, wiring harnesses and connectors, control units, compute and sensor hardware
• Proven experience leading root cause analysis and corrective actions in production, manufacturing or field environments, including new product launch support
• Strong cross-functional communication and problem-solving skills, able to operate in a fast-paced environment

Nice to have

• Experience with Design for Manufacturing (DFM), production process optimization, Lean, Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics or EV systems
• Familiarity with tools such as 3DX (Dassault), DELMIA, SAP ME/MII, JIRA, Confluence, SQL, Python or data visualization tools

Before you apply

• You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply

About the company

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem to bring it to market. It works at the intersection of robotics, machine learning and design to provide mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.