# Manager, Sensor Integration & Cleaning Hardware

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $233k – $324k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Sensor Integration, Sensor Cleaning, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, CAD, Tolerance Stack-Up, Fluid Systems, Pneumatic Systems, Wiring Harness Design, Controls, Dfmea, Pfmea, Cfd
**Posted:** 2026-08-26

> Leads a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for integrating and cleaning autonomy sensors, from concept through production and fleet support. Requires 8+ years of engineering experience, 3+ years managing engineers, and expertise in cross-functional hardware program delivery.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers developing sensor assemblies and sensor-cleaning systems for autonomous vehicles.
- Own program delivery from concept through validation, launch, and fleet support.
- Set technical direction and review design decisions across mechanical packaging, electrical integration, and system architecture.
- Partner with sensor performance, perception, test, manufacturing, and quality teams on performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
- Manage scope, schedule, budget, and resourcing across concurrent projects.
- Drive cross-functional design reviews, DFMEA/PFMEA, and validation planning.
- Communicate program status, technical tradeoffs, and risks to engineering leadership.
- Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent.

## Requirements
- 8+ years of engineering experience in mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering, including sensor systems, sensor cleaning, exteriors, or closures.
- 3+ years of direct engineering management experience, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management.
- Experience leading cross-functional hardware programs from concept through production, including specification authoring, supplier selection, DFMEA, DV/PV testing, and manufacturing readiness.
- Technical fluency in mechanical design, CAD, tolerance stack-up, fluid/pneumatic systems, sensor interfaces, wiring/harness design, and controls.
- Experience managing program scope, budget, and schedule across multiple workstreams.
- Strong cross-functional communication and technical presentation skills.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with camera, lidar, or radar sensor systems and environmental or contamination challenges.
- Fluid or airflow simulation (CFD) experience for cleaning-system design.
- Autonomous vehicle or ADAS hardware program experience.
- Experience scaling teams through rapid program growth or transitioning from prototype to production.

## Compensation
- Annual salary range: $233,000–$324,000.

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