Zoox
Sustaining Engineer, Body & Closure Systems
$153K–$184K
Foster City, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
About the job
Owns sustaining engineering for body and closure systems, resolving fleet and production issues from root-cause investigation through validated design changes and fleet implementation.
What you'll do
- Investigate field and manufacturing issues and lead corrective actions across body and closure systems.
- Use fleet and production data to prioritize work and improve reliability, durability, serviceability, and manufacturing performance.
- Manage engineering changes, validation plans, supplier quality improvements, and retrofit or rework campaigns.
What they ask for
- BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in powertrain, thermal, battery, or EV systems within a product development, manufacturing, or sustaining environment.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver subsystem-level corrective actions that improve reliability, durability, manufacturability, or serviceability in production vehicles.
- Experience with root cause analysis, DFMEA, and product and process validation.
Nice to have
- Experience in autonomous vehicles.
- Experience with DFM/DFS and Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies; proficiency with 3D CAD tools, CATIA preferred.
Pay
USD 153,000–184,000 (per-year-salary) base salary
Tools
DFMEA, 3D CAD, CATIA, 3DX, DELMIA, SAP, JIRA, Confluence
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