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Staff Energy Engineer

Zoox · Foster City, CA · Hybrid

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About Zoox

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.

About the role

Develop and communicate strategies for full vehicle energy management, such as subsystem operating points, energy-saving features, thermal integration, driving cycles, and others. Cascade energy strategy requirements to the various subsystems Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Master’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related field
  • 10+ years of solid experience in vehicle energy management
  • Experience in energy simulation and testing
  • Experience leading and guiding a vehicle development program
  • Skilled in data analysis, documentation, and reporting, proficiency with Smartsheet, Jira, and Google Workspace
  • Previous leadership experience establishing technical roadmaps, energy budgets, and individual performance targets to deliver on key robotaxi vehicle milestones
More about this role

About Zoox

Zoox is developing fully autonomous vehicles and the supporting ecosystem required to bring

the technology to market at scale. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and

design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban

environments. We believe the transition to self-driving vehicles requires a combination of

elegant vision and uncompromising execution.

The Role

At Zoox we have set the goal to provide our customers with a premium ride experience when using our fully autonomous vehicles. The introduction of self-driving technologies and other unique characteristics of mobility-as-a-service presents several opportunities in the energy management field. You will work with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds such as robotics, control, and vehicle engineering.

The role is to lead energy management for a complete vehicle and the robotaxi fleet. From the vehicle side, you will be working in new architecture development with electrical powertrain, high-voltage battery, thermal, low-voltage systems, computing, and all advanced systems used in autonomous driving. From the robotaxi fleet perspective, you...

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