Validation Engineer

About The Role

Validation Engineer

Onsite in Foster City, CA | 5 days in office

Travel within the Bay Area is required, with potential international travel

Pay: $75/h C2C

The Component and Sub System Hardware Validation team at Zoox is responsible for ensuring components and subsystems on the Zoox robotaxi meet all functional and reliability targets needed to facilitate our autonomous mobility service.

Our team has an action-biased culture marked by integrity, humility, competence, and passion for the Zoox mission and the systems we design.

We are building real products here and are looking for doers to join us.

As a validation engineer, you will be responsible for establishing and executing a robust and rigorous validation process from requirements development through report approval. This will include managing internal and external testing resources as well as supplier-led validation activities which ensure durability, reliability, and safety targets are satisfied. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand root causes of failures, identify mitigation strategies, and incorporate learnings into new designs.

• Develop and manage and execute test plans to validate mechanical, electrical, and environmental failure modes
• Collaborate with design engineers to ensure that requirements are clearly defined and captured within the validation plan
• Identify appropriate test assets, data acquisition systems, and sensors to ensure high-quality test data
• Analyze test data to provide clear and concise reporting of test results
• Support DFMEA activities to gain confidence that all potential failure modes are adequately covered within the validation plan

• BS or MS in mechanical engineering, or related relevant field
• 3-6 years of test or validation experience related to one of the following; automotive ECU’s,
• mechatronics or lighting
• PCBA Failure modes
• Circuits Design (DC/DC Converters, Drivers, I2C)
• LIN Communication
• Ethernet Communication
• Bluetooth communication
• Experience with requirements management tools (Polarion or equiv.)
• Experience with a wide variety of lab and measurement equipment including but not limited to: DAQ,
• Power supply / E-Load, Oscilloscope, Accelerometers, Thermocouples, CAN, LIN and automotive ethernet
• Experience with Project Management tools such as JIRA and Kanban methodology.

• Familiarity with 3D design tools. CATIA 3DX or CATIA V5 or Solid Works preferred
• EMI / EMC validation experience
• Familiarity with IEC 60068, GMW 3172, IEEE 802.3, USCAR, AEC & IPC standards
• Familiarity with Vector tools (CAN analyzer or similar)
• LED Drivers
• FMVSS
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• Infotainments Experience
• A2B

• Mechanical Failure Mode Validation
• Electrical Failure Mode Validation
• Environmental Reliability Testing
• Test Plan Development & Execution
• DFMEA Support
• Requirements Development & Management
• Root Cause Analysis & Mitigation
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Data Acquisition & Sensor Integration
• Test Data Analysis & Reporting
• Supplier Validation Management
• Project Management (JIRA / Kanban)

• DAQ / Power Supply / E-Load
• Oscilloscope
• Accelerometers / Thermocouples
• CAN / LIN / Automotive Ethernet
• Bluetooth / I2C Communication
• DC/DC Converters / LED Drivers
• Polarion (Requirements Management)
• JIRA (Project Management)
• CATIA 3DX / CATIA V5 / Solid Works
• Vector CANalyzer / Similar Tools
• EMI / EMC Test Equipment

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automotive Engineering. Preferred:
Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Master's in Electrical Engineering, Master's in Mechatronics, Master's in Automotive Engineering.

• Autonomous Vehicles / Robotaxi
• Automotive
• Mechatronics
• ECU / PCBA Validation
• Lighting Systems
• Hardware Validation

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