What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Vehicle Controller Validation Engineer position at Zoox?
Zoox is seeking an Engineer to join our dynamic Vehicle Controls engineering team. In this key role, you will drive the evaluation, integration, and management of firmware updates and releases, ensuring seamless functionality across all electronic control systems. You'll oversee component verification documentation and actively contribute to the Verification and Validation (V&V) process, ensuring every firmware update is rigorously tested and validated on schedule. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential, as you'll work to ensure the smooth integration of controllers and firmware across component, subsystem, system, and vehicle levels, enhancing the overall reliability and performance of our cutting-edge vehicles.
In This Role, You Will
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary range for this position is $155,000 to $257,000. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. 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.
In This Role, You Will
- Develop strategies that enable suppliers to test software as an integrated system earlier in the development process, emphasizing early testing and 'shift-left' principles
- Develop test cases based on Zoox's internal knowledge of robot behavior, use cases, and past issue resolutions.
- Drive alignment between Zoox and suppliers on DUT and testing environments, ensuring comprehensive coverage assessments across HIL, MIL and SIL
- Collaborate with suppliers to adapt test plans, balancing risks from firmware changes and regression to meet project goals.
- Lead supplier firmware defects resolution & impact assessments by leveraging Zoox architecture & system design teams
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering or a related field.
- 15 years of experience in firmware architecture, functionality, integration processes, diagnostics, verification, and validation within the automotive or related industries
- Expertise in applying V&V ASPICE principles across suppliers with varying software development maturity.
- Proficiency in test techniques, including white-box, black-box, and exploratory testing.
- Experience with the implementation of various test methodologies and creating HIL test assets and environment
- Experience applying ASPICE process
- Experience with ISO 26262
- Experience with AUTOSAR architecture
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary range for this position is $155,000 to $257,000. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. 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.
Salary : $155,000 - $257,000
