Safety Reporting & Benchmarking Intern [Summer 2027]
About The Position
Zoox's Safety Reporting & Benchmarking team within Safety Strategy & Operations establishes frameworks to evaluate, benchmark, and report the safety performance of its autonomous driving fleet. The intern will synthesize vehicle telemetry, simulation data, and operational safety metrics into actionable reports and dashboards, working with safety analysts, systems engineers, and operations leaders to measure and improve safety standards against industry benchmarks. The role includes analyzing fleet safety data, supporting benchmarking studies, and building automated data pipelines, dashboards, and reporting materials for safety leadership and cross-functional partners. The intern will collaborate with Safety Engineering, Systems Integration, and Fleet Operations to translate analytical findings into actionable safety mitigations. This is a full-time, 12-week summer internship for 2027, based in the Bay Area, California, and requires relocation there for the duration of the internship.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a master's degree or advanced degree in Automotive Safety, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related technical discipline.
- Be in good academic standing and enrolled at an accredited college or university throughout the internship.
- Expected graduation date between Fall 2027 and Summer 2028.
- Able to commit to a full-time, 12-week internship.
- Able to relocate to the Bay Area, California, for the duration of the internship.
- Strong background in safety engineering principles, such as occupant safety, system safety, risk analysis, or vehicle dynamics.
- Proficiency in quantitative data analysis and scripting, such as Python, SQL, or R.
- Experience building clear visual reports and dashboards using modern BI tools, such as Tableau, Looker, or Plotly/Dash.
- Solid grasp of statistical methods and ability to validate data integrity.
- Strong technical communication skills to explain safety data to engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.
- Interns may not use proprietary information for a thesis or publication outside of Zoox.
Nice To Haves
- Coursework or project experience in autonomous vehicle safety frameworks, such as ISO 26262 or SOTIF / ISO 21448.
- Experience working with automotive sensor data, crash telemetry, or simulation logs.
- Familiarity with mechatronics or vehicle chassis/occupant protection systems.
Responsibilities
- Analyze vehicle operational data, incident logs, and autonomy performance indicators to identify safety trends and insights.
- Support studies benchmarking autonomous vehicle safety performance against peer standards, regulatory expectations, and internal thresholds.
- Design and maintain automated data pipelines, dashboards, and reporting artifacts for safety leadership and cross-functional partners.
- Collaborate with Safety Engineering, Systems Integration, and Fleet Operations to translate analytical findings into actionable safety mitigations.
Benefits
- Medical insurance may be available.
- A housing stipend may be available.
- Relocation assistance may be offered based on eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
