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Zoox is developing fully autonomous vehicles and the supporting ecosystem to bring self-driving technology to market at scale. This Staff Energy Engineer role sits at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and vehicle engineering, focused on energy management for both individual autonomous vehicles and the robotaxi fleet.
You will lead a highly technical energy team and own end-to-end energy strategy implementation across the vehicle and fleet. On the vehicle side, you'll work on new architecture development involving electrical powertrain, high-voltage battery systems, thermal management, low-voltage systems, computing, and advanced autonomous driving systems. From the fleet perspective, you'll collaborate with strategy and operations teams to forecast and optimize driving range for the robotaxi service.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading a technical energy team
- Developing and communicating full vehicle energy management strategies, including subsystem operating points, energy-saving features, thermal integration, and driving cycles
- Cascading energy strategy requirements to various subsystems
- Collaborating with hardware, thermal, and powertrain teams on energy-efficient solutions and integration
- Leading energy simulation and testing activities, including validation and model correlation
- Integrating energy models into Zoox's simulation environment for end-to-end range simulation
- Monitoring the energy roadmap as the company evolves its robotaxi service
This is a company-wide technical leadership role requiring deep expertise in vehicle energy systems and the ability to guide and mentor a team of engineers across multiple disciplines.
Requirements:
- Master's degree in engineering, physics, or related field
- 10+ years of solid experience in vehicle energy management
- Experience in energy simulation and testing
- Experience leading and guiding a vehicle development program
- Previous leadership experience establishing technical roadmaps, energy budgets, and individual performance targets to deliver on key vehicle milestones
- Skilled in data analysis, documentation, and reporting; proficiency with Smartsheet, Jira, and Google Workspace
Bonus qualifications:
- Experience in Technical Program Management
- Experience in electric or autonomous vehicle development
