As a Mechanical Design Engineer on the Sensor Cleaning team, you will play a critical role in ensuring Zoox vehicles can operate safely and reliably in real-world environments. You will be responsible for developing, integrating, validating, and launching sensor cleaning systems that maintain the performance of cameras, lidars, and other perception sensors across a wide range of weather and contamination conditions.
you will drive engineering solutions that ensure sensors remain within operational specifications, minimize contamination-related failures, reduce supply chain and manufacturing yield losses, improve vehicle availability, and support scalable deployment of Zoox autonomous vehicles.
In This Role, You Will
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Develop sensor cleaning components and systems to keep sensors free of contaminants.
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Perform packaging studies, tolerance analysis, DFMEA, DFM/DFA, and reliability assessments.
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Design and build mockups, proofs of concept, and functional prototypes
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Develop and release CAD models, engineering drawings, and BOMs.
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Support test engineering, sensor performance engineers, and validation teams in test design, failure analysis, and quality management
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Collaborate with manufacturing engineers and quality engineer to ramp production processes and meet build objectives
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Maintain BOMs, documenting and approving build processes, and supporting quality and cost engineering throughout the supply chain of the assemblies
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Collaborate with suppliers to develop prototypes, resolve technical issues, and support manufacturing readiness.
Qualifications
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Prior experience with autonomous vehicle sensor cleaning systems is REQUIRED.
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Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronic BS + 5 years or MS + 3 years of working experience within the automotive industry.
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Strong mechanical design fundamentals including:
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Plastic injection molded components
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Sheet metal and machined parts
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Tolerance stack-up analysis
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Fluid systems and pneumatic systems
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Thermal and heating system integration
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Proficiency with 3D CAD tools (CATIA, NX, Creo, or SolidWorks).
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Experience leading cross-functional teams to innovate and drive new ideas and solutions into products.
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Experience with DV/PV testing, DFMEA, PFMEA, APQP, and PPAP processes.
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Optical sensor/ADAS system experience is a bonus
Bonus Qualifications
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Prior experience in sensor cleaning is a plus
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Experience in automotive sensors like cameras and LiDAR is a plus
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Experience with fluid simulation and CFD tools for liquid or airflow analysis is a plus