# Senior Systems Engineer, Future Robot Platforms

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA
**Role:** Other
**Salary:** $196k – $236k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Systems Engineering, hardware-software integration, model-based systems engineering, requirements management, polarion, doors, jama, cameo, magicdraw, catia magic, functional safety, technical documentation, Software Architecture, hardware r&d, new product introduction
**Posted:** 2026-08-07

> Leads the design and delivery of complex robot-platform capabilities spanning vehicle, autonomy, and operations. The role requires 8 years of engineering experience, a bachelor's degree, strong hardware/software lifecycle knowledge, and cross-functional systems leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the design of new robot features that enable new vehicle, operational, and user experiences while balancing safety, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Partner with the functional safety team to identify product risks and quantify fail-operational performance.
- Own the design and implementation of features with Hardware, Software, Operations, IT, Safety, Manufacturing, and Validation teams throughout the entire V-cycle.
- Create and maintain high-quality, verifiable requirements and model-based designs, decomposing stakeholder input into clear and precise system specifications.
- Lead cross-functional triage for bugs and reported issues.

## Requirements
- **8 years of engineering work experience.**
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics.
- Experience designing complex systems that integrate multiple hardware and software components.
- Strong understanding of full hardware/software development lifecycles.
- Demonstrated ability to produce technical documentation, including context diagrams, requirement decomposition, and presentations.
- Proven leadership, organization, and communication skills.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with hardware research and development and new product introduction principles.
- Experience with software development and architecture principles.
- Experience with requirements management tools such as Polarion, DOORS, or JAMA.
- Experience with model-based systems engineering tools such as Cameo, MagicDraw, or CATIA Magic.

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