# Systems Engineer, Motion Controls Safety 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: Hybrid
- Pay: $194K to $244K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-29
- Apply by: 2026-12-13
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/6e2c1641-a814-43ad-a807-34f585a35fd9?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zoox-systems-engineer-motion-controls-safety/

## About the role

Perform safety analysis and define performance requirements for our motion planning and control systems as our Operational Design Domain (ODD) grows, covering different road/environmental conditions and degraded driving modes. Build and extend fault injection simulations to determine how quickly the vehicle must detect and respond to faults in new ODDs and on next-generation platforms, with the goal to inform safety requirements and specifications. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Master’s degree or higher in Robotics, Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with 4+ years of relevant experience
- Hands-on experience with vehicle motion control systems development
- Experience building or using simulations to analyze vehicle dynamic behavior and inform motion control requirements
- Strong analytical skills in quantitative analysis and modeling, performance metrics definition, and system-level trade-off analysis
- Excellent technical communication and documentation abilities, with demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams in complex technical environments
- Experience with autonomous vehicle development or similar complex robotics systems

Tags: Platform Safety Engineering and Analysis

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