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Mechanical Design Engineer - Sensor Cleaning

United StatesUnited States·Foster CityFull-timemid
EngineeringMechanical Design Engineer
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As a Mechanical Design Engineer on the Sensor Cleaning team, you will play a critical role in ensuring Zoox vehicles can operate safely and reliably in real-world environments.

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As a Mechanical Design Engineer on the Sensor Cleaning team, you will play a critical role in ensuring Zoox vehicles can operate safely and reliably in real-world environments. You will be responsible for developing, integrating, validating, and launching sensor cleaning systems that maintain the performance of cameras, lidars, and other perception sensors across a wide range of weather and contamination conditions. 

you will drive engineering solutions that ensure sensors remain within operational specifications, minimize contamination-related failures, reduce supply chain and manufacturing yield losses, improve vehicle availability, and support scalable deployment of Zoox autonomous vehicles. 

  • Develop sensor cleaning components and systems to keep sensors free of contaminants. 
  • Perform packaging studies, tolerance analysis, DFMEA, DFM/DFA, and reliability assessments. 
  • Design and build mockups, proofs of concept, and functional prototypes
  • Develop and release CAD models, engineering drawings, and BOMs. 
  • Support test engineering, sensor performance engineers, and validation teams in test design, failure analysis, and quality management 
  • Collaborate with manufacturing engineers and quality engineer to ramp production processes and meet build objectives 
  • Maintain BOMs, documenting and approving build processes, and supporting quality and cost engineering throughout the supply chain of the assemblies
  • Collaborate with suppliers to develop prototypes, resolve technical issues, and support manufacturing readiness. 
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  • Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronic BS + 5 years or MS + 3 years of working experience within the automotive industry. Prior sensor cleaning experience is a bonus. 
  • Strong mechanical design fundamentals including:
  • Plastic injection molded components
  • Sheet metal and machined parts
  • Tolerance stack-up analysis
  • Fluid systems and pneumatic systems
  • Thermal and heating system integration 
  • Proficiency with 3D CAD tools (CATIA, NX, Creo, or SolidWorks). 
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams to innovate and drive new ideas and solutions into products.
  • Experience with DV/PV testing, DFMEA, PFMEA, APQP, and PPAP processes.
  • Optical sensor/ADAS system experience is a bonus
  • Prior experience in sensor cleaning is a plus 
  • Experience in automotive sensors like cameras and LiDAR is a plus
  • Experience with fluid simulation and CFD tools for liquid or airflow analysis is a plus
  • Location & Eligibility

    Where is the job
    Foster City, United States
    Hybrid — some on-site time required
    Who can apply
    US

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    Posted
    August 4, 2026
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    August 4, 2026
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    August 4, 2026

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    Zoox, a subsidiary of Amazon, designs fully autonomous vehicles focusing on making urban transportation safer and more efficient.

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    ZooxMechanical Design Engineer - Sensor CleaningUSD 151000–207000