
Manager, Systems Safety – Verification and Validation
Zoox
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Foster City • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $199,000 - $273,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Define and lead the verification and validation strategy for our remote assistance system and cloud based product software, ensuring robust and safe, and reliable performance
- Lead a team responsible for the end-to-end verification and validation of safety-critical product software
- Lead root-cause analysis for complex service issues and drive strategic improvements to our Verification and Validation (VnV) coverage
- Develop and oversee the execution of validation strategies for complex and critical safety scenarios encountered during autonomous operation
- Own the execution and success of large-scale validation campaigns to demonstrate the safety and performance of the autonomous driving system against rigorous, top-level safety requirements
- Influence the direction of our testing efforts in cross-organizational technical and architectural reviews
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of systems safety engineers, fostering their technical and professional growth
Requirements
- Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in an engineering or science discipline
- At least 10 years of experience in systems engineering, verification and validation, or safety-critical product development
- At least 4 years of direct people management experience, leading and developing engineering teams
- Proven experience leading the verification and validation of complex, software-intensive systems (e.g., robotics, aerospace, automotive)
- Proven track record of designing and executing human factors studies for complex, safety-critical human-machine interfaces
Benefits
- 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
- life insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
verification and validationsystems engineeringsafety-critical product developmentroot-cause analysisvalidation strategiesautonomous operationlarge-scale validation campaignshuman factors studiessoftware-intensive systemscomplex service issues
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringteam buildingstrategic improvementinfluencingcommunicationtechnical growthprofessional growthcross-organizational collaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
M.S. degreePh.D. degree