Robot Platform Safety Manager, Zoox

• Collaborative team player with strong written and in-person communication skills
• B.S. or higher degree in Engineering or Science, including Robotics, Computer Science, Aerospace, Automotive, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or other related fields
• Min 8 years of work experience with complex, safety-related systems (depending on qualifications and other factors) plus min 2 years in a safety management role and min 2 years of managing a team
• A solid systems engineering foundation with practical experience using requirements management tools such as Polarion (preferred), DOORS or Jama
• Hands-on experience of safety analysis techniques such as HARA, FMEA, FTA in safety-related fields
• Expertise in specific ISO 26262 application of functional safety
• Have launched a product or delivered a technology into customers hands
• Strong mathematical/probabilistic skills

Desirable

• With your team, you will solve complex technical problems related to localization, sensing and perception, high performance compute, timing and safety of the vehicle, that will help Zoox continue to strengthen its safety case. This will be achieved through defining requirements, suggesting architecture and using simulations and real-world testing to verify/validate
• Formulate, simulate and support the prototyping of new solutions, present ideas, anticipate potential objections, and bring parties together to build consensus
• Review architectures, safety requirements and safety analyses
• Work with other teams within PSEA, under the guidance of the PSEA manager, to apply consistent principles across the entire platform and ensure consistency of safety with other requirements at interfaces and consistent system responses including fail-operational and minimal risk conditions
• Work with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to characterize components and to develop practical yet pragmatic solutions to achieve the desired safety objectives, safety requirements and safety integrity levels
• Capture and evaluate residual risks according to the Zoox risk management process. Work with stakeholders to continually improve the risk management process and safety methodologies
• Personnel development, coaching and performance management. Help build a high-performing safety engineering team
• Strategic planning, recruitment and growth of your team to support future platform developments and program milestones

• Paid parental leave
• Affinity groups and sports clubs
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance
• Our crew’s health and happiness is our first priority. We offer comprehensive health and mental health support, a wellbeing program, and unlimited and flexible paid time away
• We invest in our crew—and their families—for the long term. That includes generous family planning support, caregiver support, and strong cash compensation with great equity upside
• We look after our crew when they’re in the office too. Our famous food program is a great example, featuring a daily changing menu of local and sustainable dishes
• There’s a busy calendar of social events at Zoox, with more sports teams than you can count. And, of course, playing with robots is an important part of the job description

Total funding: $1.2bn

Zoox, a self-driving vehicle company, was founded to make personal transportation safer and more enjoyable for all. It has aimed to achieve this goal by creating a new mode of driverless transportation, thus eradicating the safety and logistical issues that come with human drivers.