Zoox - Foster City, CA

posted 5 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Foster City, CA
Administrative and Support Services

About the position

Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and deploy such a robotaxi solution safely. We are seeking a Technical Program Manager that will help Zoox System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team to adapt, implement, mature, and continuously innovate various aspects of the System Safety engineering process. This is a high-visibility role. In this role, you will establish close collaboration and build trusting relationships with senior leaders from cross-functional teams including hardware, software, vehicle engineering, operations, human factors, program management office, legal, and policy. You will work cross-functionally to develop project schedules, identify milestone work streams, flag risks, estimate budgets, and clearly communicate ongoing progress. In this role, you will: Support the establishment and planning of various work streams that are required for the Safety Case in each milestone. Manage the planning and execution of system-level hazard analysis activities, traceability of potential safety issues through safety architecture, requirements, implementation, verification, and validation to produce a closed-loop safety case. Lead the Risk Management Program for various milestones, tracking all potential safety issues and driving them to closure. Define the Field Safety Issue response process for SDMA and manage quarterly program planning and progress tracking for the System Safety team. Represent the SDMA System Safety team at key program review meetings. Ensure that engineering groups are coordinated, understand their priorities, and are on-track to deliver on our corporate milestones on time and on budget.

Responsibilities

  • Support the establishment and planning of various work streams required for the Safety Case in each milestone.
  • Manage the planning and execution of system-level hazard analysis activities.
  • Ensure traceability of potential safety issues through safety architecture, requirements, implementation, verification, and validation to produce a closed-loop safety case.
  • Lead the Risk Management Program for various milestones, tracking all potential safety issues and driving them to closure.
  • Define the Field Safety Issue response process for SDMA.
  • Manage quarterly program planning and progress tracking for the System Safety team.
  • Represent the SDMA System Safety team at key program review meetings.
  • Ensure that engineering groups are coordinated, understand their priorities, and are on-track to deliver on corporate milestones on time and on budget.

Requirements

  • BS degree or higher in an Engineering or Science discipline.
  • 6+ years of experience in technical program management.
  • Working-level knowledge with system safety and/or systems engineering process.
  • Strong track-record in managing complex cross-functional projects.

Nice-to-haves

  • Working experience in the automotive industry or the autonomous driving technology industry.
  • Experience with safety critical or high integrity systems.
  • Familiarity with applicable industry safety standards such as MIL-STD-882, ISO 26262, ISO 21448 PAS, etc.

Benefits

  • 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
  • Life insurance
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