Manager, Tooling Engineering

Zoox

2600

Foster City, CA, United States

Posted on: 2025-02-24

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Zoox is transforming mobility-as-a-service by developing a fully autonomous, purpose-built fleet designed for AI to drive and humans to enjoy.

Zoox is seeking an experienced, action-oriented, and hands-on Manager, Tooling Engineering to lead a team of tooling engineers responsible for ensuring the tooling (forming dies, injection molds, casting molds, etc) used to build our vehicle fleet are cost effective, high quality, and developed within sufficient lead time.

Compensation

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary range for this position is $151,000 to $250,000. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including 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, and life insurance.

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 that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.

Accommodations

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [email protected] or your assigned recruiter.

A Final Note:

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

In this role, you will:

Lead and grow a team of tooling engineers responsible for the following:

Validating the design and manufacturing methods of tooling

Identifying and managing preferred tooling vendors

Supporting the procurement of tooling required for new product development parts

Developing bottoms-up, should-cost models for tooling and evaluating supplier tooling quotes

Identifying, justifying, and implementing cost reduction projects to reduce cost of vehicle components

Collaborating with Design Engineers, Process Engineers, and Quality Engineers to develop and improve product designs for robust components

Qualifications

10+ years of hands-on experience involving specification, design, procurement, and qualification of tooling

3+ years of experience managing a tooling engineering team

Bachelor’s degree required, Master's preferred

Excellent communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, including C-level, engineering, legal, finance, manufacturing, and logistics

Demonstrated experience in achieving results in the areas of responsibility described above

Experience collaborating with supply management, product design, industrial design, and manufacturing groups

Manage tool design, fabrication, process development, and qualification onsite at various Tier 1 suppliers

Ability to perform cost analysis

Bonus Qualifications

Proficient in the use of CAD (SolidWorks)

Proficient with the use of Design for Manufacturing, SPC, DOE and Six Sigma techniques

Experience in managing complex development programs with overseas tooling vendors

Ability to work autonomously, with little direction

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