Senior Energy Engineer

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Foster City, CA, USA
In-Office
185K-225K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Design • Manufacturing
Zoox is an autonomous mobility company that’s created a purpose-built robotaxi to give the world a better way to ride.
The Role
Lead vehicle and fleet energy management strategy, develop energy budgets and saving features, build software control strategies, create digital vehicle models with simulation teams, and integrate models for fleet-wide energy performance and optimization.
Summary Generated by Built In
At Zoox, we have set the goal to provide our customers with the highest level of safety while using our fully autonomous vehicles. You will work with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds such as robotics, controls, simulation, and vehicle engineering to enable our vehicle to deliver outstanding energy efficiency and range in service. Operating a fleet of robotaxis at scale requires balancing performance, cost, and energy usage at the time - in this position, you will spearhead energy management and energy-efficient architectures across the vehicle platform and robotaxi fleet. You’ll collaborate on electrical powertrains, high-voltage batteries, thermal architectures, and low-voltage systems, as well as the sophisticated compute and sensing suites required for autonomous operation.

In this role, you will:

  • Develop holistic engineering and product strategies for vehicle energy management.
  • Develop energy budgets, energy saving features, and software controls strategies across sub-systems.
  • Work closely with simulation engineers to develop digital vehicle models for energy consumption prediction and vehicle design optimization across drive cycles.
  • Integrate those models into larger end to end simulations to analyze fleet wide energy performance for service operations.
  • Advocate for energy efficiency as vehicle development progresses - you’ll need passion and backbone to deliver results and make data-driven tradeoffs on behalf of energy.

Qualifications

  •  Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field
  • 7+ years of direct experience in system design and energy management in vehicular or robotics domains
  • Familiarity with design optimization processes, including multi-disciplinary analysis and optimization
  • Experience working with business and product stakeholders on translating business objective into engineering requirements 

Bonus Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in engineering, physics, or related technical field
  • Expertise with at least one programming language - Python and/or C++ preferred
  • Experience with EV charging infrastructure and hardware

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field
  • 7+ years of direct experience in system design and energy management in vehicular or robotics domains
  • Familiarity with design optimization processes, including multi-disciplinary analysis and optimization
  • Experience working with business and product stakeholders to translate business objectives into engineering requirements
  • Master's degree in engineering, physics, or related technical field
  • Expertise with at least one programming language (Python and/or C++ preferred)
  • Experience with EV charging infrastructure and hardware

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
HQ: Foster City, CA
2,900 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

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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