Senior Staff Software Engineer - Perception & Sensing

The role

You will lead the validation process for Zoox's next-generation, low-cost vehicle platforms. You will define worst-case scenarios, such as winter driving, and design lower-cost sensing and compute stacks.

What you will do

• Lead the Sensor Change Playbook workflow and define the validation process for next-generation, low-cost vehicle platforms.
• Partner with PCP V&V to define the Autonomy Technical Specification (ATS) by identifying bounding (worst-case) scenarios, especially winter driving (heavy snow, ice, sensor occlusion).
• Work with PCP model owners to architect low-cost stacks that reduce reliance on expensive sensors and fit reduced compute, such as moving from 8 GPUs to 1 Thor.
• Drive the Clearance MoC (Method of Compliance) process for hardware changes, balancing cost, compute, performance and safety.

Required qualifications

• Deep expertise in the PCP Stack, multi-modality fusion, and optimizing architectures for severely constrained compute budgets.
• Experience in V&V (Validation & Verification) for safety-critical systems, especially expanding into complex Operational Design Domains (ODDs) such as winter weather.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders (SDMA, AHE, PCP) to align on cost vs. performance trade-offs.
• The ability or experience of managing or curating datasets for sensor validation or model training.

Nice to have

• Experience with Autonomy Technical Specifications (ATS) and defining winter or adverse weather bounding scenarios.
• Experience working with VLMs.

Before you apply

• Accommodations are available for the application and interview process: contact accommodations@zoox.com or your assigned recruiter.

About the company

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