Senior Radar Engineer at Zoox (Foster City, CA)
Zoox· Foster City, CA· $200k–$271k·
Role details
Salary
$200k–$271k
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Level
Senior
Job description
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 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. Zoox is looking for a Radar Engineer with a background in automotive radar systems to join our Advanced Hardware Engineering team.
In this role, you will:
- Focus on translating stakeholder needs into measurable requirements and test plans for radar. This includes:
- Defining and documenting the radar requirements
- Defining and conducting radar testing to drive radar selection and future roadmaps
Qualifications
- M.S. or PhD in EE, Physics, or Signal Processing
- 5+ years of experience in radar development and testing
- MATLAB, Python, Git/GitHub, AI Tools
- Understanding of the working principles of a typical automotive Radar system (such as FMCW)
- Experience with hands-on radar troubleshooting for problems that intersect hardware and software
- Experience integrating radar systems and ideas into ML-based Autonomy Software
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience in numerical, electromagnetic or system simulation of Radar performance and integration
- Experience with system engineering workflows and requirement development
Why work at Zoox
- Culture: Diverse, supportive community with inclusion‑focused strategy. Crew‑led groups for personal and professional development. Emphasis on trust, humility, and openness zoox.com/careers
- Work environment: Hybrid? The careers page lists many roles as “On‑site” in Foster City, CA, with other office locations available. In‑office perks include a famous food program with daily changing local and sustainable dishes, plus a busy calendar of events and sports teams.
- Benefits: Comprehensive health plans (Cigna), mental health support, wellbeing program, flexible time off, generous family planning and caregiver support, and a commitment to work‑life balance.
- Growth opportunities: Work on cutting‑edge autonomous vehicle technology alongside some of the brightest minds in AI, engineering, computer vision, and more. Offers internships and re‑entry programs (via Path Forward) for career returners.
- Recruitment process: Uses AI tools to assist in reviewing applications but final decisions are human. No fees are charged at any stage – watch for recruitment scams zoox.com/journal/landing-a-job-zoox