Senior Systems Integration Engineer, Brakes
Lead design, requirements, integration, and validation of full brake systems for Zoox's autonomous Robotaxi platform. Requires deep brakes experience, vehicle dynamics/control theory expertise, model-based design, and functional safety knowledge.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and controls development of a full brake system for an autonomous vehicle platform.
- Author system technical specifications, system requirements, and interface control documents for the brake system.
- Develop system design, integration, and validation test plans to ensure optimal braking performance, safety, and efficiency, balancing vehicle attributes.
- Plan and execute vehicle-level system integration activities, including hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, vehicle validation, and virtual verification.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and controls teams to define system requirements and ensure seamless subsystem integration.
- Ensure brake subsystems — including actuators, sensors, control modules, and electromechanical components — meet defined requirements and interface specifications.
- Participate in technical design reviews and supplier evaluations, ensuring verification and validation plans are comprehensive and well-executed.
- Develop System FMEAs, diagnostic strategies, and fault reactions to ensure safe and robust brake system operation across all driving conditions.
- Lead root cause analysis and issue resolution, including data analysis, log reviews, and hardware investigations.
Requirements
- Proven experience in vehicle dynamics and control theory as applied to brake system design.
- Experience with brake system modeling and simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, or similar).
- Deep knowledge of developing automotive systems using model-based design processes.
- Deep knowledge of developing system and subsystem requirements, with proficiency in tools like IBM DOORS, Siemens Polarion, or similar.
- Knowledge of automotive electrical architectures, including communication protocols (CAN/LIN/Ethernet) and defining physical and functional interfaces.
- Knowledge of automotive diagnostics (UDS) routines and functional safety standards (ISO 26262).
- Experience developing System FMEAs and defining diagnostic strategies and fault reactions for safety-critical systems.
- Familiarity with vehicle-level integration and validation processes, including HIL testing and on-vehicle performance evaluation.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience in Model Based System Design process.
- Experience in real-time embedded software architecture, e.g., AUTOSAR.
- Experience in advanced embedded software architecture, e.g., Linux.
- Experience with objective and subjective brake system evaluation criteria, including stopping distance, pedal feel, and thermal performance.
Skills
Matlab/Simulink, Model-Based Design, Ibm Doors, Siemens Polarion, Can, Lin, Ethernet, Uds, Iso 26262, System Fmea, Hil Testing, Vehicle Dynamics, Control Theory, Autosar, Linux
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