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Sitting at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, 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.\nAs a Staff Compute & Controls Systems Engineer in Advanced Hardware Engineering (AHE), you will be responsible for developing and documenting requirements for compute and control system modules, while also driving key functional safety analyses for our compute platforms. You will work across departments at Zoox to build a system-level understanding of how AHE hardware enables critical operational functions, and you will lead the Compute Safety Analysis (FMEDA) that ensures those functions fail safely. 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Your assessments will be critical to meeting milestones as we develop new generations of hardware.\nIn this role, you will:\nApply compute, controls, and systems engineering principles to define traceable computing requirements from product goals\nEngage with product, HW/SW engineering, production, safety, and business teams to author detailed requirements for compute and control modules.\nAnalyze tradeoffs and drive consensus with product, hardware, and software teams to converge on compute architecture for current and new vehicle platforms.\nGather and analyze critical data to define metrics, qualify systems for release, and influence system design decisions based on evidence-based insights.\nCreate and maintain clear, precise documentation to support system designs, architectural decisions, and processes while ensuring cross-team alignment.\nWork with software and firmware teams during implementation to ensure requirements are met.\nLead the sign-off of compute and autonomy systems 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