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Zoox is seeking a Validation Engineer to join the vehicle verification and validation team responsible for testing and validating new features on its ground-up autonomous vehicle platform. In this role, you will develop, maintain, and execute vehicle-level validation plans for all vehicle-level features, ensuring they meet production maturity standards.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive vehicle-level validation plans for all vehicle-level features
- Create detailed test cases for vehicle-level features, covering both robot and customer-centric requirements
- Conduct, document, and analyze validation test results and issues in written form
- Identify and establish regression testing suites and appropriate testing cadences for applicable features
- Support homologation test case creation and validation efforts
- Engage with cross-functional teams to ensure accountability for meeting requirements
You will work on a team that continuously improves the robot's features and capabilities, collaborating across engineering disciplines and holding yourself and teammates accountable for quality outcomes.
REQUIREMENTS:
- BS in Engineering or Associate Degree/Skilled Trade with additional experience
- 6+ years of combined hardware/software/systems verification and validation experience
- Experience writing test cases and test reports for feature or vehicle requirements
- Experience testing vehicle systems (electrical, mechanical, HMI, dynamic, quasi-static, and inspection)
- Experience operating development vehicle test assets and modifying onboard software as needed
- Familiarity with CAN, Automotive Ethernet, and/or LIN networks and vehicle system architecture
BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:
- Working knowledge of requirements management tools (Polarion, JIRA)
- Experience diagnosing issues on CAN, Automotive Ethernet, and LIN
- Familiarity with Linux and Python
