Systems Engineer, Autonomy Verification and Validation
Zoox·Foster City, CA·Posted 14 October 2026
About the role
Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and safely deploy such a robotaxi solution. The System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team plays a foundational role in the company's success, responsible for constructing the safety case and fail-operational design for our autonomous driving robots before public road deployment. As a Validation and Verification Systems engineer at Zoox, you will be owning a highly cross-functional role spanning across program management, legal, Software, and Operations organizations. You will be part of a systems engineering organization that develops and deploys novel solutions to substantiate a safety case for autonomous driving. Zoox is building a purpose-built robotaxi. Your real-world and virtual tests will capture the full end-to-end performance, from the advanced AI systems through the custom vehicle platform. You will be leading the creation of cutting-edge V&V methodologies, developing processes, writing comprehensive validation plans, reviewing verification and simulation results, and preparing reports needed to ensure the safety of the Autonomous software. You will be part of an…
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