# Staff Systems Engineer, Simulation Systems Verification and Validation Lead 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: Senior
- Location: Foster City, CA
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $208K to $287K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-30
- Apply by: 2026-12-14
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/fd2dfb61-b04c-4489-85ee-f55389c11126?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zoox-staff-systems-engineer-simulation-systems-verification-and-validation-lead/

## About the role

Own the end-to-end simulation V&V strategy across different levels of integration ranging from sensors-only through the full system behavior for the purpose of constructing a safety case for fully autonomous driving on public roads. Lead a recurring cross-functional sim validation program with simulation, perception, planning, systems engineering, safety, and data infrastructure teams. Set milestones and cadence, track risks and dependencies, and drive decisions to closure. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- M.S. or higher in Systems, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Robotics Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field
- 8+ years of experience in verification and validation of safety-critical systems that contain software or autonomy (for example autonomous vehicles, ADAS, aerospace guidance and flight software, or robotics)
- A record of leading technical programs across several teams, from an ambiguous problem statement to a delivered result
- Working-level experience validating a simulation or model against real-world data so that its results could support a decision, preferably for a closed-loop system with software or a learned controller in the loop
- Strong systems thinking: you can break a system into integration levels, define the interfaces and the evidence needed at each level, and connect component-level results to system-level claims
- Experience with sensor simulation (camera, lidar, radar), neural rendering or generative scene synthesis, or perception evaluation metrics

Tags: Platform Safety Engineering and Analysis

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