Senior Low Voltage Distribution Engineer
Zoox
Operations
Foster City, CA, USA
USD 159k-263k / year + Equity
Posted on May 8, 2025
As a Senior Low Voltage Distribution Engineer at Zoox, you’ll play a key role in designing one of the most advanced wiring harness systems ever built into a vehicle. Working within the highly collaborative Electrical Systems Team, you’ll help ensure seamless communication between controllers, sensors, and subsystems, critical for the safe and reliable operation of our autonomous vehicles. You’ll shape design guidelines, implement best practices, and drive process improvements across the full development lifecycle. This is an opportunity to help define the future of mobility and bring Zoox’s vision for autonomous transportation to life.
In this role, you will:
- Own the end-to-end design of complex low-voltage and high-speed wiring harnesses using CATIA V5/V6, ensuring quality, compliance, and manufacturability.
- Define and manage processes for device transmittals, schematics, and 3D harness routing across the product lifecycle.
- Develop best practices and provide technical guidance to junior engineers to continuously improve harness design methodologies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define low-voltage distribution system requirements, endpoints and interfaces
- Lead supplier engagements and drive continuous improvement within the electrical engineering function
Qualifications
- BS or MS in Engineering or equivalent degree
- 15 years of automotive or aerospace engineering experience, with at least 2+ years of people management experience
- Experience with automotive EE system-level communication (CAN, LIN) and power distribution architectures
- Demonstrated release of hardware products with firmware/software dependencies
- Hardware and software integration experience
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience with Capital/Mentor Graphics Topology, HarnessXC Bridging.
- Experience with ISO26262, EE HW reliability life calculations, and system FMEA analysis
- Experience with high-speed automotive electronics communication protocols (GMSL, automotive ethernet, A2B)
Compensation
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary range for this position is $159,000 to $263,000. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.
Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.