AV Safety Data & Benchmarking Engineer
Zoox
Foster City, CA, USA
USD 150k-220k / year + Equity
Posted on Apr 1, 2025
As an AV Safety Benchmarking Engineer, you will work closely with a variety of partners, including software, operations, vehicle engineering, systems design and assurance, hardware, communications, policy and legal teams. You will conduct research, build metrics and models to assess, monitor, and diagnose the safety performance of our AV technology. You will drive measurability of safety and implement innovative processes that are rigorous, diligent and systematic, as well as applicable and repeatable as Zoox continues to scale, to ensure the highest level of safety in the organization and product.
In this role you will...
- Facilitate, research, design, and implement innovative safety-benchmarking analysis methodologies and processes for quantified decision-making and guidance.
- Identify and mine internal/external incidents and other databases to extract information relevant to vehicle behavior, and present data and findings to cross-functional partners.
- Develop dashboards for safety data comparisons for consumption by internal stakeholders to support data-driven strategy & decision-making
- Support investigations related to safety trends with data-driven processes.
Qualifications
- BS Degree in Computer Science, data analytics, statistics, or related field with at least 2-3 years of experience in the Automotive, Aviation, Transportation, Defense, Robotics or other safety-focused industries
- Experience gathering & using data and building dashboards to support decision-making at various levels in an organization
- Sound analysis & statistical inference skills, with the ability to communicate uncertainty appropriately to engineering and business stakeholders
- Familiarity with SQL, Python, R, or Scala
- Motivated self-starter and always looking to improve upon status quo
Bonus Qualifications
- Previous AV company experience
- Master’s (engineering/data science)
- Experience designing comparison metrics and building mechanisms to fuel business insights
About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. 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’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.
Accommodations
If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to accommodations@zoox.com or your assigned recruiter.
A Final Note:
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.