Mechanical Design Engineer - Sensor Cleaning

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. In This Role, You Will • 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. Qualifications • 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 Bonus Qualifications • 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