Zoox
Crash Safety Test and Validation Engineer
$146K–$199K
Foster City, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of prior automotive experience; 5+ years of experience in automotive development and testing.
- Education
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering.
About the job
Plans, coordinates, and analyzes component through full-vehicle crash safety tests for autonomous vehicles.
What you'll do
- Plan safety tests, vehicle hardware requirements, test requests, and instrumentation needs.
- Coordinate test facilities and vehicle preparation; ensure testing is executed to plan.
- Analyze and report test results, verify data integrity, and track safety issues in Jira.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of prior automotive experience and 5+ years of experience in automotive development and testing.
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering.
- Detailed knowledge of FMVSS and other legal and consumer safety protocols.
- Hands-on experience in passive safety test planning, test vehicle setup, and test execution.
Nice to have
- Experience with 3D design and PLM tools, including CATIA 3DX or CATIA V5.
- CAN network experience, including data interrogation with CANALYZER.
Pay
USD 146,000–199,000 (per-year-salary), base salary
Tools
Jira, CATIA 3DX, CATIA V5, CANALYZER, Polarion, MetaPost, Hypergraph, Python
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