Hybrid Senior Reliability Engineer – EV Powertrain Systems

at Zoox

• Job title: Senior Reliability Engineer – EV Powertrain Systems
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $187,000 - $225,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Foster City, United States

About the role

• Senior Reliability Engineer managing reliability for EV powertrain systems at Zoox. Collaborating with a diverse engineering team to ensure vehicle performance and safety.

Responsibilities

• Establish and refine system- and component-level reliability targets for the electric drive unit (EDU), high-voltage battery (HVB), and HV to LV Power Distribution (DCDC and HV harnesses) in collaboration with Vehicle Systems Engineering and cross-functional stakeholders
• Drive the design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA) process for EDU and HVB to identify critical reliability risks and define effective mitigation strategies
• Apply reliability targets, DFMEA risk insights, and physics-of-failure understanding to develop virtual and physical validation plans in partnership with validation engineers
• Lead the definition of Prognostics & Health Monitoring (PHM) strategy for EDU and HVB systems, including field monitoring concepts that enable early detection, return-to-base actions, and reduced roadside events
• Support execution of PHM and field reliability initiatives by translating design-time assumptions into measurable signals, metrics, and feedback loops that inform corrective actions and design improvements
• Pave the way from development to field deployment by building systems and processes that identify reliability performance gaps, prioritize improvement opportunities, and drive timely corrective actions across design, validation, and operations
• Contribute to broader design reliability efforts, ensuring durability, serviceability, and lifecycle reliability considerations are embedded early in system architecture and design decisions
• Engage with component suppliers to ensure components are able to achieve our high reliability standards

Requirements

• Master's-level engineering or similar technical degree with 10+ years of hands-on experience in Reliability Engineering
• Detailed understanding of EV EDU and HVB systems, and typical failure modes and test methods for these systems
• Deep understanding of reliability data analysis and risk assessment, and how to develop component reliability targets based on functional safety and business objectives
• Experience in failure mode assessment, accelerated reliability testing, and advanced field reliability monitoring concepts
• Strong first principles mindset with an understanding of governing equations for both acceleration models and powertrain component theory of operation
• Personable with the ability to lead and coach a high-caliber engineering team toward world-class levels of reliability/dependability

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Long-term care insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
• Unpaid time off
• Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
• Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)