Senior CAE Engineer, Strength & Durability

The Zoox Strength and Durability attribute team focuses on solving the unique challenge of delivering reliable service in an ever-expanding operational area, embracing the diversity of our riders, and rising to meet the demands of real-world road and driving experiences.

As a CAE engineer for Strength and Durability, your role will be to support design engineers in ensuring their systems will operate safely and reliably throughout the vehicle's life. You will use the most appropriate methods, from hand calculations and FE analysis, to support vehicle development. In fast-paced program cycles, you will support attribute, design, and test engineers to develop practicable structural design solutions meeting performance requirements. Join us if you want to make a difference in the world of mobility and be a part of something truly groundbreaking.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the virtual vehicle structure development, generate concise reporting, and execute design countermeasures in close collaboration with project and engineering teams
• Support and lead the off-shore service supplier teams, managing workload and technical oversight of work 
• Support root cause analysis of vehicle, system, or component issues
• Lead and manage Operational Strength model build with Zoox CAE and offshore teams
• Ensure virtual tools, methodologies, and correlations are in place to continuously improve the virtual predictive quality of durability and fatigue simulations

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field and 8+ years of experience
• Expert knowledge of implicit and nonlinear analysis 
• Solid understanding of engineering through first principles and hand calculations
• Experience in test development and model correlation
• Expert knowledge of BETA CAE ANSA/META, OPTISTRUCT, and Abaqus and knowledge of optimization tools

Bonus Qualifications

• Background in Vehicle CAE Performance Development
• CAE or Engineering team leadership experience

Compensation

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary range for this position is $160,000 to $220,000. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

About Zoox

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.

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Accommodations

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [email protected] or your assigned recruiter.

A Final Note:

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.