Zoox
Software Systems Engineer - Security
$161K–$242K
Foster City, CA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of experience.
- Education
- Master’s degree in CS or related engineering field (software, hardware, systems).
About the job
Conduct security risk analysis for Zoox products, verify risks in simulator environments, and develop recommendations with software, hardware, and safety teams.
What you'll do
- Quantify security-related safety risks and collaborate with safety teams on risk-informed engineering decisions.
- Verify quantified risks by fuzzing real-world scenarios in simulator environments.
- Write design proposals, communicate risks, and identify ways to integrate risk metrics into company-wide frameworks.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in CS or a related engineering field (software, hardware, systems).
- Strong systems engineering background and demonstrated cybersecurity expertise.
- Experience with quantitative risk assessment frameworks such as EPSS, attack trees/graph quantification, Monte Carlo simulations, or Bayesian networks.
- Experience analyzing risks in complex embedded systems and producing high-quality written deliverables; pragmatic adoption of AI/LLM toolchains for security analysis and regulatory work products.
Nice to have
- Experience with autonomous vehicle software stacks (e.g., Perception, Prediction, Planning).
- Experience implementing large-scale evaluation pipelines or familiarity with common cloud deployment architecture and frameworks.
Pay
USD 161,000–242,000 (per-year-salary)
Tools
EPSS, Attack trees/graph quantification, Monte Carlo simulations, Bayesian networks, AI/LLM toolchains
AI focus
Use AI/LLM toolchains pragmatically for security analysis and authoring high-quality regulatory work products.
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