Mechanical Design Engineer

Zoox

2600

Foster City, CA, United States

Posted on: 2025-09-17

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.

Our team is responsible for the design, development, and innovation of computer and sensor hardware for our autonomous vehicle. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, innovative, a self-starter, and excited to work as an exceptional mechanical engineer. In this role you will be asked to design and analyze new mechanical components, and improve existing hardware designs for our data-collection and production vehicles.

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:

Design mechanical enclosures for custom electronics hardware

Work with mechanical, electrical, and test engineers to gather requirements and design components

Communicate with external partners and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and get design feedback

Perform structural, modal, and thermal analyses to validate mechanical designs

Work with manufacturing engineers and technicians to create work instructions

Sustain programs over time by incorporating learning from test campaigns and feedback from fleet operations

Qualifications

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of relevant industry experience

Experience with mechanical design for electronics assemblies

Experience with casting of metal components

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Can work independently but isn’t afraid to ask for help from others

Bonus Qualifications

Structural and thermal FEA experience

Experience in mechanical test specifications and procedures

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