Senior Systems Engineer, Fail Operational Safety Strategy
On-siteFoster City, California, United States
Job Summary
Define and own the fail operational safety strategy and roadmap for expanding into new Operating Design Domains, ensuring tailored solutions meet safety and reliability requirements. Design and maintain fault response strategies that keep the vehicle safe during malfunctions, including decision-making logic for appropriate actions based on fault severity. Build a framework for assessing fault handling effectiveness using data analysis and automation to drive continuous improvement in system resilience. Partner with software, hardware, and operations teams to translate complex technical concepts and leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis and reduce manual work. This role supports the System Design and Mission Assurance team in constructing the safety case for Zoox's autonomous driving robots before public road deployment.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. or higher degree in Systems Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant experience
- Strong systems engineering background
- experience in requirements management
- system architecture development
- Deep understanding of fault detection, isolation, and recovery techniques
- redundancy
- failover
- graceful degradation strategies
- Strong analytical skills in quantitative analysis
- modeling
- performance metrics definition
- system-level trade-off analysis
- Excellent technical communication
- documentation abilities
- demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams
- complex technical environments
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in a relevant field
- Experience with autonomous vehicle development
- similar complex robotics systems
- Familiarity with requirements management tools (e.g., Polarion, DOORS)
- experience with system safety analysis
- requirements validation
- Experience with data analysis tools (Databricks, BigQuery, Looker, Grafana)
- Familiarity with ISO 26262
- ISO 21448
- other industry safety standards
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