Senior Systems Engineer, Fail Operational Safety Strategy

Zoox · Foster City

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Company
Zoox
Location
Foster City
Employment type
Full-time
Posted
July 15, 2026

About this job

In this role, you will focus on pioneering safety strategies for novel environments. Specifically, you will: Define and own the fail operational safety strategy and roadmap for expanding into new operating environments and Operational Design Domains (ODDs). Ensure all new ODD elements have tailored solutions that meet safety and reliability requirements. Design and maintain fault response strategies that keep the vehicle safe and operational during malfunctions, including decision-making logic that selects the appropriate action based on the nature and severity of the fault in the context of the entire ODD. Build a framework for assessing the effectiveness of fault handling and recovery in new ODDs, defining key metrics for system resilience and safety while using data analysis and…

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