Senior Cost Engineer

zoox

4100

Foster City, CA

Posted on: 2026-06-26

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

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.

As a Senior Cost Engineer, you will support the Vehicle Program team by taking ownership of the Vehicle BOM cost and investments. You’ll partner with Engineering to ensure parts are designed with cost in mind while considering program volumes. You will be working with engineering experts in several areas such as drivetrain, trim & lighting, body & closures, EE, thermal, geometric integration, chassis, vehicle attributes and homologation. You will be an integral link to successfully developing and delivering a high-quality product to market.

In this role, you will:

Own and lead the execution of cost estimating and modeling processes within Vehicle Development

Lead the development and maintenance of the Vehicle Development cost database to enable effective cost estimation throughout every phase of development

Develop detailed cost estimates for vehicle components and systems

Create detailed should-cost models for vehicle components, providing data-driven insights for key decisions

Serve as the SME in value engineering and should cost modeling, identifying cost reduction strategies and value capture opportunities

Collaborate with design teams to optimize component costs