Staff System Integration Test Engineer

Zoox•Foster City, CA

1d•$224,000 - $269,000

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Staff System Integration Test Engineer to join our Vehicle System Integration organization. In this role, you will be a technical leader responsible for ensuring the seamless integration of all vehicle systems. You will leverage your deep expertise in automotive development, systems engineering, and hands-on testing to drive end-to-end integration of our complex vehicle platform. Your work will be critical in ensuring world class reliability for our Robotaxi Service Operations. In this role, you will: Develop test strategy and plan for end-to-end system integration to validate system behavior and interdependencies, while incorporating a wide range of environmental conditions, operational scenarios, build variations and human factors to ensure robust real-world performance. Define metrics and roadmap for system integration function and robustness for Motion, Body and EE Architecture Domains and report any risks to program and milestones during program reviews. Identify integration risks early on and work closely with system engineers, firmware engineers and hardware engineers to define an integration test plan Act as a subject matter expert for testing and integration in one or more core domains - Motion Controls, Body Systems, or Electrical & Electronic (EE) Systems - providing technical guidance and mentorship to the broader team. Establish best practices for test plan development using a data driven approach such as design of experiments (DOE) to conduct testing in an efficient manner Lead cross-functional focused resolution forum to drive resolution of complex system integration issues in a timely manner

Requirements

Bachelorâs or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering or equivalent
At least 15 years of experience in Vehicle Integration or System development role
Proven track record of excellence in delivering function robustness in one or more of the following vehicle systems: Motion Controls (e.g., powertrain, chassis, braking), Body Systems (e.g., closures, lighting, interior), or EE Systems (e.g., compute, networking, power distribution).
Expertise with automotive vehicle development processes and the systems engineering lifecycle, focusing on the right side of the V-model.
Extensive hands-on experience conducting vehicle-level testing, instrumentation, analyzing data and deriving actionable insights from data
Experience in developing SFMEA
Well versed in technical problem solving methodologies such as Six Sigma, Shainin RedX, 5Why.
Excellent communication skills - Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to a multi-disciplinary team through written and verbal communication.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Automotive Calibration Development at Vehicle Level
Experience leading development of vehicle program from prototype phase to launch and beyond
Experience with ISO 21448 (SOTIF) or ISO26262 (Automotive functional safety)

Responsibilities

Develop test strategy and plan for end-to-end system integration to validate system behavior and interdependencies, while incorporating a wide range of environmental conditions, operational scenarios, build variations and human factors to ensure robust real-world performance.
Define metrics and roadmap for system integration function and robustness for Motion, Body and EE Architecture Domains and report any risks to program and milestones during program reviews.
Identify integration risks early on and work closely with system engineers, firmware engineers and hardware engineers to define an integration test plan
Act as a subject matter expert for testing and integration in one or more core domains - Motion Controls, Body Systems, or Electrical & Electronic (EE) Systems - providing technical guidance and mentorship to the broader team.
Establish best practices for test plan development using a data driven approach such as design of experiments (DOE) to conduct testing in an efficient manner
Lead cross-functional focused resolution forum to drive resolution of complex system integration issues in a timely manner