About this role
In this role, you will:
- Target setting: Define and own robot-level targets for strength and durability together with internal stakeholders and cascade those targets to the system teams.
- Structural & Fatigue Analysis: Work together with the CAE team to assess static strength, stiffness, dynamic loading, and fatigue behavior of complex mechanical systems.
- Design Optimization: Collaborate early with cross-functional design engineers to develop practical and cost-effective structural solutions that meet vehicle attribute requirements.
- Test-to-Simulation Correlation: Analyze vehicle road load data and correlate findings with simulations to continuously improve model accuracy and establish standardized methodologies.
- Validation & Testing Support: Translate customer usage profiles into laboratory test specifications, design accelerated fatigue life testing cycles, and lead physical component-level or full-vehicle validation programs.
- Complete vehicle lifetime durability performance: lead cross-functional teams to deliver lifetime durability requirements for the complete vehicle.
- Failure & Root-Cause Investigation: Direct laboratory teardowns, conduct root-cause analysis on structural components that fail during physical testing or field service, and verify engineering countermeasures.
- Manufacturing Feasibility: Assess structural designs for manufacturing and assembly capability, checking for bolted joint slippage, door sag, weld performance, and stamping limitations.
- Documentation and Reporting: Provide regular Strength and Durability status updates and generate technical reports as needed.
- Technical Leadership: Share technical knowledge and communicate best practices and performance expectations to cross-functional teams and junior engineers.
Qualifications
- Possess a Master's degree with 10+ years of hands-on experience in automotive Strength and Durability Engineering.
- Demonstrate system and vehicle level testing experience in laboratory and automotive proving ground environments.
- Demonstrate proficiency with durability simulation and analysis software tools (e.g., ANSYS, ABAQUS, ADAMS, nCode).
- Demonstrate familiarity with automotive requirements and validation sign-off standards.
- Demonstrate excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills with the ability to create visualizations of KPIs and program risks.
Bonus Qualifications
- Demonstrate proficiency in tools and processes required to manage complex projects (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).
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.