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Chassis Controls Engineer, Brakes & Steering

Zoox · Foster City, CA

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Level
Engineer
Team
Controls
Experience asked
6+ years
Industry
Automotive
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level controls role at Zoox (automotive) in Foster City, CA. , you will work closely with the Chassis Engineering team to coordinate the execution and delivery of engineering milestones by working cross-functionally with Vehicle Integration and Attributes, Functional Safety, Electrical Integration, Software, and.

They ask for
6+ years
Tools it names
Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Robotics

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About the role

In this role, you will

Author, refine, and maintain comprehensive technical specifications for brake controls, collaborating closely with external suppliers and cross-functional internal teams at Zoox.

Lead suppliers in the development of brake control functions to meet prescribed performance targets and to deliver FW releases in time for company milestones.

Design and develop robust diagnostic scripts and tools to streamline system troubleshooting and validation.

Lead the triage, resolution, and impact assessment of supplier firmware defects by leveraging insights from architecture and system design teams.

Partner with multidisciplinary experts in AI, Mechatronics, Computer Vision, and Robotics to integrate cutting-edge innovations into the core vehicle platform.

Qualifications

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field, with 6+ years of hands-on experience in the automotive or aerospace industry.

Direct ownership of functional development, tuning, or validation for hydraulic braking systems (e.g., ABS, ESC, TCS, e-Brake) at an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier.

Proven track record of debugging complex, ambiguous, and multi-faceted issues spanning the hardware-software-firmware boundary.

Extensive experience developing, configuring, and operating Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test benches to execute automated firmware regression testing.

Strong understanding of the automotive product development lifecycle, including software release processes, change management, and long-term schedule planning.

Bonus

Qualifications

Advanced, hands-on experience with industry-standard tools: Vector CANalyzer/CANoe, dSPACE (ControlDesk/ConfigurationDesk), Polarion, Jira, and Confluence.

Familiarity with automotive communication protocols (CAN, CAN-FD) and functional safety standards (ISO 26262, ASIL-D).

Experience writing test scripts using Python, MATLAB/Simulink, or CAPL to automate HIL validation suites.

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At Zoox, you will be a member of the Chassis Brakes & Steering team responsible for component and system requirements, testing and reporting, and collaborating on vehicle system integration issues. In this role, you will work closely with the Chassis Engineering team to coordinate the execution and delivery of engineering milestones by working cross-functionally with Vehicle Integration and Attributes, Functional Safety, Electrical Integration, Software, and other teams. In addition, the candidate will work with tier-one suppliers to design and develop the controller and evaluate component-level test results.

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