Zoox
Zoox22h ago
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USD 146000–199000/yr

Safety Test and Validation Engineer

United StatesUnited States·Foster CityFull-timemid
QA & TestingValidation Engineer
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Overview

At Zoox we have set the goal to provide our customers with the highest level of safety while using our fully autonomous vehicles.

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QA & TestingValidation Engineer

At Zoox we have set the goal to provide our customers with the highest level of safety while using our fully autonomous vehicles. As a member of the Zoox Safety Engineering team you will work with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds such as robotics, control, and vehicle engineering. You will be responsible for planning and execution of component and system tests all the way through to complete vehicle crash testing. Working closely with our internal team and external laboratories you will develop clear and precise protocols and perform tests according to them. Working at Zoox offers you the chance to manifest your creativity, utilize your excellent organizational and communication skills and make a big difference in the final product.

  • Plan and track safety test activities and vehicle hardware requirements
  • Develop detailed crash test requests, collaborating with integration teams on test and instrumentation needs
  • Technical interface to external facilities, including on-site support for test delivery in US and EU
  • Ensure component, sub-system, sled, and full-vehicle testing is executed to plan
  • Coordinate test vehicle preparation, teardown, and rebuild
  • Conduct post-test data analysis and review results with the test lab to confirm data integrity
  • Report test results in detail and communicate observations to engineering teams
  • Log and track safety performance issues in Jira
  • BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering with a passion for electric, autonomous mobility
  • 5+ years of experience in automotive development and testing
  • Detailed knowledge of FMVSS, and other legal and consumer safety protocols
  • Hands on experience in passive safety test planning, test vehicle setup and test execution
  • Strong organizational and communication skills with a focus on hardware planning, timing plans and process definition
  • Experience with 3D design and PLM tools, CATIA 3DX or CATIA V5 preferred
  • CAN network experience, including data interrogation with CANALYZER
  • Familiarity with test sensors (accelerometers, load cells, strain gauges) and data acquisition equipment
  • Experience in defining and implementing operational workflows in a testing environment
  • Knowledge of requirements management tools (Polarion or equivalent)
  • Skilled in building scripts/templates for data integrity checks and results analysis (MetaPost, Hypergraph, Python, or similar)
  • DFMEA knowledge
  • Location & Eligibility

    Where is the job
    Foster City, United States
    On-site at the office
    Who can apply
    US

    Listing Details

    Posted
    September 24, 2026
    First seen
    September 25, 2026
    Last seen
    September 25, 2026

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    September 25, 2026

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    ZooxSafety Test and Validation EngineerUSD 146000–199000