Staff Compute Systems Engineer

The role

You will develop and document requirements for compute and control system modules for Zoox's autonomous vehicles. You will lead the Compute Safety Analysis (FMEDA) and work across hardware, software, safety, manufacturing and test teams.

What you will do

• Define traceable computing requirements from product goals
• Author detailed requirements for compute and control modules
• Analyze tradeoffs and drive consensus on compute architecture for current and new vehicle platforms
• Gather and analyze data to define metrics, qualify systems for release and influence design decisions
• Create and maintain clear documentation of system designs and architectural decisions
• Work with software and firmware teams to ensure requirements are met
• Lead sign-off of compute and autonomy systems with cross-functional teams
• Assist with Verification and Validation (V&V) plans and analyze test results
• Conduct System FMEA and failure mode analysis at part-level reliability
• Support Root Cause Analysis for safety-related compute platform field failures

Required qualifications

• B.S., M.S., or equivalent degree in Aerospace, Automotive, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering
• 8+ years of relevant staff-level experience in automotive, ADAS, autonomous vehicles, aerospace or robotics
• Experience with systems-level design, validation and safety analysis for mission-critical systems with fail-operational redundancy
• Skill in writing clear, concise, verifiable requirements
• Strong EE fundamentals, including compute architectures (e.g., x86, ARM), communication protocols, high-speed signals, sensing and power electronics
• Experience with FMEDA or FMEA for safety-critical systems
• Experience with ISO 26262 (Functional Safety) and ISO 21448 (SOTIF)

Nice to have

• PhD in a related technical field
• Experience with high assurance compute solutions and GPU hardware, and AI models for perception and planning
• Experience with sensor interface design and data throughput analysis
• Experience with hazard analysis, functional decomposition, validation and verification

About the company

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem to bring this technology to market. It aims to provide next-generation mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.