Senior Staff Software Engineer - Perception & Sensing
Hybrid (Foster City, CA / Boston, MA)$324k - $389kFull-timePosted 11mo ago
About the role
Senior-level software engineer focusing on perception and sensing for autonomous vehicles, leading validation workflows, defining specifications and cost-constrained sensor stacks, and driving compliance processes.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Sensor Change Playbook workflow, defining the validation process for our next-generation, low-cost vehicle platforms.
- Partner with PCP V&V to define the Autonomy Technical Specification (ATS) by identifying bounding scenarios, particularly winter driving (e.g., heavy snow, ice, sensor occlusion).
- Work with PCP model owners to architect low-cost stacks that reduce reliance on expensive sensors and accommodate reduced compute (e.g., migrating from 8 GPUs to 1 Thor).
- Drive the Clearance MoC (Method of Compliance) process for hardware changes, balancing cost, compute constraints, performance and safety.
Qualifications
- Deep expertise in the PCP Stack, multi-modality fusion, and optimizing architectures for severely constrained compute budgets.
- Experience in V&V (Validation & Verification) for safety-critical systems, specifically expanding into complex Operational Design Domains (ODDs) like winter weather.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders (SDMA, AHE, PCP) to align on cost vs. performance trade-offs.
- The ability or experience of managing or curating datasets for sensor validation or model training
Skills
Required:PCP Stack expertiseValidation & Verification (V&V)Cross-functional influenceSensor data management
Benefits
- A comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (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.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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