# Seating and Passive Safety HW Validation Engineer at Zoox

- Company: Zoox
- What the company does: Zoox is a purpose-built autonomous vehicle designed for riders, not drivers. Learn more about the Zoox robotaxi and the future of ride-hailing. Backed by Lux.
- Company website: https://zoox.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Foster City, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $190K to $228K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-09
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/04ccd0b8-2a8c-49b7-9468-2046f8b51ad5?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zoox-seating-and-passive-safety-hw-validation-engineer/

## About the role

The Component and System Hardware Validation team at Zoox is responsible for ensuring our components and sub-systems on the Zoox robotaxi meet all functional and reliability targets needed to facilitate our autonomous mobility service. Our team has an action-biased culture marked by integrity, humility, competence, and passion for the Zoox mission and the systems we design. We are building real products here and are looking for doers to join us. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- BS or MS in mechanical engineering, or related relevant field
- 8+ years of test or validation experience related to interior automotive trims, seats and restraints systems
- Experience with failure and root cause analysis
- Experience generating and managing DFMEAs
- Experience with requirements management tools (Polarion or equiv.)
- UN 3268 (safety devices, transport), UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, DOT/ADR hazmat rules, and local explosives handling regulations (e.g., ATF in the US)

Tags: Vehicle Integration, Testing &...

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