Zoox · Foster City, CA
Occupant Protection Engineer on Zoox's Vehicle Safety Engineering team, owning assigned load cases from VTS safety targets through restraint development, testing, and CAE-to-physical correlation. Work covers virtual and physical DVPs, full-vehicle crash testing, and Jira issue tracking, using Hyperworks/MetaPost and CATIA. Requires 5+ years in automotive development and safety testing, knowledge of FMVSS, and BS or MS in Engineering.
At Zoox we have set the goal to provide our customers with the highest level of safety while using our fully autonomous vehicles. As a member of the Zoox Vehicle Safety Engineering team you will work with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds such as robotics, control, and vehicle engineering. You will be responsible for developing occupant protection system performance and you will be involved all the way through the complete vehicle development process from conception to part, system and full vehicle crash testing. You will be working closely with our internal and external safety experts, CAE and module system teams, with our suppliers as well as internal and external test laboratories. Working at Zoox offers you the chance to manifest your technical creativity, utilize your excellent organizational and communication skills and make a big difference in the final product.
Compensation: USD 151,000 – 204,000 per year salary