About this role
In this role, you will:
- Own closures electromechanical hardware on new programs, from requirements and concept through supplier development, validation, and launch.
- Analyze fleet data and returned hardware with Python or MATLAB to identify and prioritize issues on vehicles in service, then root cause them and drive corrective action with firmware, controls, manufacturing, and supplier partners.
- Define and improve actuation behavior with firmware partners, including control strategy, detection and fault handling, and durability of the mechanism.
- Model system dynamics to set requirements for motor and actuator selection, gear train sizing, duty cycle, and load cases, and build the benches, fixtures, and test automation to verify them.
Qualifications
- BS in mechanical engineering, robotics, mechatronics, or a related field, with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience.
- Experience developing electromechanical hardware such as latches, actuators, or other motor-driven mechanisms, including work with technical suppliers.
- Proficiency in Python or MATLAB for data analysis, visualization, and system modeling.
- Experience with 3D CAD software, preferably CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE, and working knowledge of Design for Manufacturability, including GD&T and dimensional engineering.
- Comfortable debugging across mechanical, electrical, and software boundaries.
Bonus Qualifications
- Strong passion for multi-disciplinary engineering, ideally illustrated through personal hobbies/projects.
- Experience with automotive closures: doors, liftgates, trunks, drop glass, or charge port mechanisms.
- Experience with closed loop control systems, Simulink, or similar modeling software.
- Experience taking hardware from prototype through production, including launch support.
- Solid electronics fundamentals and embedded experience (ECUs, C/C++, PCB layout), comfortable debugging hardware interfaces such as ethernet, CAN, UART, LIN, I2C, or SPI.
- Experience using vehicle fleet data, logs, or telemetry to drive issue prioritization and root cause.
- Familiarity with 8D, DFMEA, PFMEA, and formal problem-solving methodologies.
Base Salary Range
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.
Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.