Body Structures Engineer

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Together with the team, you will define the driving experience of the robot by engineering application software responsible for decision making, trajectory planning, and controls. We are looking for an engineer who is excited to traverse the autonomous driving compute stack, loves to learn new things, and likes to take ownership of major software components. If you like to work close to the robot platform and enjoy experiencing your developed software in the robot, we would like to hear from you.

TAGS - Data Science - Communications - Design and Product  - Operations - Finance - Procurement - Hardware Engineering - Product Security - Human Resources  - Program Management - Information Technology  - Quality - Legal and Policy - Software Engineering - Manufacturing Operations - Supply Chain - Systems and Safety

In this role, you will:

Conceptualize, design (2D and 3D), and lead development/release of vehicle body components/assemblies to meet cost, weight, performance requirements 

Develop short and long term schedule/plans for component development, release, delivery, and validation

Define/negotiate requirements and specifications for body systems to achieve best in class performance in structural, NVH, and crash performance; including DFMEAs, DVP’s and PVP’s, APQP

Support validation testing for component/vehicle 

Support material and manufacturing process decisions both internally and externally

Work cross functionally and collaborate with peers, styling studio, packaging, CAE/attribute/test teams, management, manufacturing, suppliers

Develop processes, procedures and best practices for Body design and development

Qualifications

B.S. in mechanical engineering equivalent or higher

4+ years experience in automotive body system design/engineering (OEM/supplier, university SAE team, or equivalent)

Knowledge/experience in vehicle engineering, automotive body systems design and engineering fundamentals, body materials and manufacturing processes, and component delivery

Experience with the development of specifications, DFMEAs, DVP’s and PVP’s, APQP and other technical and quality assurance processes 

Experience in engineering best practices including design for six sigma (DFSS)

Ability to implement GD&T and dimensional engineering principles in design

Proficiency with CATIA V5 or V6 CAD software

Strong communication/collaboration skills with peers, suppliers, manufacturing, management

Bonus Qualifications

Experience at automotive OEM

Knowledge of automotive development/release process

Polarion, Jira, and Confluence experience.

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 …