Senior Staff Software Engineer (Perception & Sensing)

• At Zoox, you will collaborate with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds in areas such as AI, robotics, mechatronics, planning, control, localization, computer vision, rendering, simulation, distributed computing, design, and automated testing
• You’ll master new technologies while working on code, algorithms, and research to impact key systems to move Zoox forward
• Lead the Sensor Change Playbook workflow, defining the validation process for our next-generation, low-cost vehicle platforms
• Partner with PCP V&V to define the Autonomy Technical Specification (ATS) by identifying “bounding” (worst-case) scenarios, particularly those related to winter driving (e.g., heavy snow, ice, sensor occlusion)
• Work with PCP model owners to architect low-cost stacks that reduce reliance on expensive sensors and accommodate reduced compute (e.g., migrating from 8 GPUs to 1 Thor)
• Drive the Clearance MoC (Method of Compliance) process for hardware changes, balancing cost, compute constraints, performance and safety

Benefits

• 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

• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders (SDMA, AHE, PCP) to align on cost vs. performance trade-offs
• The ability or experience of managing or curating datasets for sensor validation or model training
• Experience in V&V (Validation & Verification) for safety-critical systems, specifically expanding into complex Operational Design Domains (ODDs) like winter weather
• Deep expertise in the PCP Stack, multi-modality fusion, and optimizing architectures for severely constrained compute budgets
• Experience with Autonomy Technical Specifications (ATS) and defining winter/adverse weather bounding scenarios
• You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills
• Experience working with VLM’s