Zoox
Automotive & MobilityDirect Lever career site

Principal Systems Engineer, Safety

Location
Foster City, CA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Executive
Listed
31 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • safety case development
  • fail-operational design
  • systems engineering

About Zoox

Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and safely deploy such a robotaxi solution. The System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team plays a foundational role in the company's success, responsible for constructing the safety case and fail-operational design for our autonomous driving robots before public road deployment.

We are looking for a Principal Systems Engineer to lead the design and assurance efforts for overall safety and fail-operational initiatives. In this highly visible position, you will lead technical programs with cross-functional teams, defining, developing, and continuously refining the methodology for measuring and optimizing safety and fail-operational metrics. You will serve as a trusted technical partner for the Vice President of System Design and Mission Assurance, at times representing the Vice President in leadership meetings.

You will be part of an organization with strong leadership and a transparent, respectful culture that enables you to reach your full potential. This highly visible position offers opportunities for career growth through demonstrated achievement.

Read the original posting

From Zoox's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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