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Seating and Passive Safety HW Validation Engineer

Zoox· Vehicle Development – Vehicle Integration, Testing & Validation
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Foster City, CA$190k - $228kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Validation engineer focused on seating, restraints and airbags within Zoox's interior systems, responsible for establishing and executing a robust validation process from requirements through report approval, coordinating internal/external tests and supplier validation to meet durability, reliability and safety targets.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage test plans to validate mechanical, electrical, and environmental failure modes around interior trim, seating and restraints systems (Occupant Classification, airbags, seatbelts, ACU).
  • Collaborate with design engineers to ensure requirements are clearly defined and captured within the validation plan
  • Identify appropriate test assets, data acquisition systems, and sensors to ensure high-quality test data
  • Analyze test data to provide clear and concise reporting of test results
  • Support DFMEA activities to ensure that all potential failure modes are adequately covered within the validation plan
  • Support root cause failure analysis activities during development, validation, and deployment
  • Design test fixtures necessary to complete testing
  • Manage validation schedule to ensure appropriate test assets are available and critical path items are identified

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in mechanical engineering, or related relevant field
  • 8+ years of test or validation experience related to interior automotive trims, seats and restraints systems.
  • Experience with failure and root cause analysis
  • Experience generating and managing DFMEAs
  • Experience with requirements management tools (Polarion or equiv.)
  • Experience with test standards: FMVSS 207, 208, 202a, 209/210, 302, UN ECE R17, R14, R16, R80, Euro NCAP, IIHS, ISO 6487, ISO 3795, ISO 12219, ISO 105, ISO 13934/5470, ISO 3385/3386, ISO 16840, ASTM D3574, ASTM D4329, ASTM B117 / ISO 9227, SAE J211, ISO 6487, ISO 13232 / ISO 6813, ISO 12097, ISO 14040, SAE J2092
  • UN 3268 (safety devices, transport), UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, DOT/ADR hazmat rules, and local explosives handling regulations (e.g., ATF in the US)

Skills

Required:Test planning and executionDFMEARoot cause analysis

Benefits

  • 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
  • life insurance
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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