Chassis Controls Engineer, Brakes & Steering
On-siteFoster City, California, United States
Job Summary
Author, refine, and maintain comprehensive technical specifications for brake controls while collaborating with external suppliers and cross-functional internal teams. Lead suppliers in developing brake control functions to meet performance targets and deliver firmware releases on company milestones. Design diagnostic scripts and tools to streamline system troubleshooting and validation. Triage, resolve, and assess the impact of supplier firmware defects by leveraging insights from architecture and system design teams. Partner with multidisciplinary experts in AI, Mechatronics, Computer Vision, and Robotics to integrate cutting-edge innovations into the core vehicle platform. This role supports Zoox's mission to bring the first fully autonomous vehicle fleet to market by engineering application software responsible for decision making and trajectory planning within a collaborative, execution-oriented team.
Required Qualifications
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in the automotive or aerospace industry
- Direct ownership of functional development, tuning, or validation for hydraulic braking systems (e.g., ABS, ESC, TCS, e-Brake) at an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier
- Proven track record of debugging complex, ambiguous, and multi-faceted issues spanning the hardware-software-firmware boundary
- Extensive experience developing, configuring, and operating Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test benches to execute automated firmware regression testing
- Strong understanding of the automotive product development lifecycle, including software release processes, change management, and long-term schedule planning
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced, hands-on experience with industry-standard tools: Vector CANalyzer/CANoe, dSPACE (ControlDesk/ConfigurationDesk), Polarion, Jira, and Confluence
- Familiarity with automotive communication protocols (CAN, CAN-FD) and functional safety standards (ISO 26262, ASIL-D)
- Experience writing test scripts using Python, MATLAB/Simulink, or CAPL to automate HIL validation suites
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