Senior Systems Engineer, Fail Operational Capabilities

Zoox
Foster City, CA

Who this role is best for

Best suited to systems engineers with cross-functional leadership experience working in safety-critical mobility systems.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 8+ years of systems engineering experience and cross-domain leadership skills
    — “8 years of engineering work experience, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics.”
  • Individuals who excel in translating stakeholder input into precise system specifications
    — “Create and maintain high-quality and verifiable requirements and model-based designs, decomposing input from stakeholders to drive clarity and precision for systems specifications.”
  • Professionals with a track record in fail-operational systems design and verification
    — “Prior experience in fail-operational or safety-critical systems design”

Things to consider

  • The role requires full ownership of a feature domain across the entire development lifecycle
    — “Own the outcome for the design and implementation of features with Hardware, Software, Operations, IT, Safety, Manufacturing, and Validation teams throughout the entire V cycle.”
  • Strong emphasis on collaboration with a wide range of internal stakeholders
    — “Partner with the functional safety team to identify product risks and quantify fail-operational performance.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in leading fail-operational system design and verification
    — “Lead the design of Fail-Operational behaviors while balancing safety, reliability, and operational efficiency.”
  • Emphasize your ability to create and maintain verifiable system requirements and models
    — “Create and maintain high-quality and verifiable requirements and model-based designs.”
  • Showcase your leadership in cross-functional triage and issue resolution
    — “Lead triage with cross-functional stakeholders for bugs or reported issues.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • delivered fail-operational capabilities
  • led design and implementation of features
  • created high-quality and verifiable requirements
Typical background
8 years of engineering work experienceBachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics

Skills & requirements

Required

Systems EngineeringFail-operational DesignSafety-critical SystemsRequirements ManagementModel-based DesignCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

Software DevelopmentArchitecture PrinciplesRequirements Management ToolsMBSE Tools

Stack & domain

Systems EngineeringDesign SolutionsSystems Engineering DocumentationMulti-quarter Capability PlansVerification PlansDebug SupportFail-operational SystemsFunctional SafetyProduct RisksFail-operational PerformanceHardwareSoftwareOperationsItSafetyManufacturingValidationRequirements DecompositionModel-based DesignsCross-functional TriageBug TriageTechnical DocumentationContext DiagramsRequirement DecompositionPresentationsLeadershipOrganizationCommunicationVehicleAutonomyFail-operationalSafety-critical

About the role

Original posting from Zoox via Lever

About the Team 

The End-to-End (E2E) Feature and Homologation team brings systems engineering focus and discipline to Zoox mobility-as-a-service deployment and operations. We are systems engineers working with key business stakeholders to define and deliver remarkable product capabilities that span across Vehicle, Autonomy, and Operations segments.  We partner with the systems teams from each domain by leveraging their deep technical knowledge, implementation expertise, and validation techniques to deliver a fully verified product capability.  The result is E2E ownership of a world-class mobility service.

About the Role 

E2E Feature Engineers are the champions of their feature domains, which cut across Vehicle, Autonomy, and Operations segments of the Zoox mobility service.  You will be responsible for developing Fail-Operational capabilities of the Zoox mobility service.  Through strong relationships with internal stakeholders (Product, Safety, Operations, Legal, etc.) and other systems engineers, you will deliver: design solutions, systems engineering documentation, multi-quarter capability plans, verification plans, and debug support.

In This Role, You Will:

  • Lead the design of Fail-Operational behaviors while balancing safety, reliability, and operational efficiency.  Partner with the functional safety team to identify product risks and quantify fail-operational performance.
  • Own the outcome for the design and implementation of features with Hardware, Software, Operations, IT, Safety, Manufacturing, and Validation teams throughout the entire V cycle.
  • Create and maintain high-quality and verifiable requirements and model-based designs, decomposing input from stakeholders to drive clarity and precision for systems specifications. 
  • Lead triage with cross-functional stakeholders for bugs or reported issues.

Qualifications:

  • 8 years of engineering work experience, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics.
  • Experience designing complex systems that integrate multiple hardware and software components, paired with a solid understanding of full HW/SW development lifecycles.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver strong technical documentation (context diagrams, requirement decomposition, presentations)
  • Proven leadership, organization, and communication skills.

Bonus Qualifications:

  • Prior experience in fail-operational or safety-critical systems design
  • Experience with software development and architecture principles
  • Experience with requirements management tools (Polarion, DOORS, JAMA, etc) and MBSE tools (Cameo, Magicdraw, Catia Magic, etc)

Compensation:

Base Salary Range

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

Source: Zoox careers (Lever)

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