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Zoox is an autonomous mobility company that’s created a purpose-built robotaxi to give the world a better way to ride.
The Role
The Design Reliability Engineer will establish reliability targets, lead DFMEA processes, develop test plans, and implement monitoring systems for sensors and automotive electronics.
Summary Generated by Built In
At Zoox, we have set the goal to provide our customers with the highest level of safety and a best-in-class experience while using our fully autonomous vehicles. You will work with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds, such as robotics, control, and vehicle engineering, to deliver vehicle performance using virtual tools and methodologies. In taking on the virtual and physical durability development, you will work in predicting where the vehicle is within its lifespan and providing maintenance scenarios and optimization strategies.
In this role, you will:
- Set reliability and availability targets. Define top-level hardware availability targets from market requirements and build consensus across product, feature, operations, vehicle engineering, software, and autonomy. Cascade those targets into subsystem and component-level failure budgets for sensors (LiDAR, radar, camera), AI compute, and ECUs, working directly with component owners and the Advanced Hardware and Vehicle Systems Engineering EE teams.
- Drive the FMEA process. Drive cross-functional System DFMEA and Supportability FMEA to identify failure mechanisms, system-interaction failure modes, and preventative maintenance opportunities. Define risk classification, FMEA methodology, and mitigation plans.
- Drive design mitigations. Partner with hardware and firmware architects on redundancy, thermal management, derating guidelines, and software-level degraded/safe modes, identifying where fault tolerance and fail-operational behavior are needed to support the autonomy safety case.
- Prove out designs through test. Using reliability targets, DFMEA outputs, and physics-of-failure principles, partner with validation engineers on virtual and physical test plans combining multi-variable stressors (thermal, vibration, electrical loading, firmware states). Oversee early ALT to establish design margins, latent defects, and acceleration parameters for architectural trade studies. Track and report results in V&V reports.
- Define PHM strategy for sensors, compute, and EE systems: available signals, health indicators, degradation models, and failure precursors enabling early fault detection and remaining-useful-life estimation.
- Operationalize PHM with software, data, and systems teams across vehicle and backend pipelines, translating reliability risks into monitoring, alerting, and maintenance recommendations.
- Close the loop with field data. Use current-fleet telemetry and PHM insights to find improvement opportunities and drive corrective action across design, validation, and operations, feeding lessons learned back into next-gen design.
Qualifications
- Masters-level engineering or similar technical degree with 10+ years hands on experience in Reliability Engineering
- Detailed understanding of relevant sensors, high-performance computers, and ECUs, and typical failure modes and test methods for these components
- Deep understanding of reliability data analysis and risk assessment, and how to develop component reliability targets based on functional safety and business objectives
- Experience in failure mode assessment, accelerated reliability testing, and advanced field reliability monitoring concepts
- Personable with the ability to lead and coach a high-caliber engineering team toward world-class levels of reliability/dependability
Bonus Qualifications
- ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer, or similar professional recognition
- An understanding of ISO 26262 Functional Safety
About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.
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Accommodations
If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [email protected] or your assigned recruiter.
A Final Note:
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's and/or Master's-level engineering degree or equivalent technical background
- 3-5 years of hands-on experience in Reliability Engineering
- Detailed understanding of sensors, high-performance computers, and ECUs
- Expertise in reliability data analysis, risk assessment, and development of component reliability targets
- Strong foundation in reliability statistics and reliability physics
- Experience in failure mode assessment and accelerated reliability testing
Zoox Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Zoox and has not been reviewed or approved by Zoox.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is extensive, with broad medical and vision options, company‑paid disability coverage, and multiple mental‑health resources. Feedback suggests coverage breadth and auxiliary programs support a wide range of needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include paid parental leave, additional pregnancy disability time, fertility coverage, and adoption/surrogacy assistance. Backup care and family‑oriented programs further reinforce support across life stages.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Day‑to‑day perks are robust, including free daily meals, fitness subsidies, commuter support, and on‑site amenities. Feedback suggests these lifestyle benefits enhance convenience and workplace experience, especially for office‑based roles.
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The Company
What We Do
Zoox is an autonomous mobility company that was founded to provide a safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable future on the road. To achieve that goal, the company has spent the past 10 years creating a purpose-built robotaxi that gives the world a better way to ride.
Why Work With Us
At Zoox, we are working to solve one of the greatest technological challenges of our generation. From the beginning, we have been focused on our goal of reimagining transportation from the ground up. We are a mission-driven community of innovators working together to create a safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable future on the road.
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