Zoox, Incorporated

Senior Electrical Harness Engineer

Zoox, Incorporated · Foster City, CA
Foster City, CA $185K–$222K Posted 2026-11-06
Salary
$185K–$222K
Type
Full-time
Experience
2+ yr

As a Senior Low Voltage Distribution Engineer at Zoox, you’ll play a key role in designing one of the most advanced wiring harness systems ever built into a vehicle. Working within the highly collaborative Electrical Systems Team, you’ll help ensure seamless communication between controllers, sensors, and subsystems, critical for the safe and reliable operation of our autonomous vehicles. You’ll shape design guidelines, implement best practices, and drive process improvements across the full development lifecycle. This is an opportunity to help define the future of mobility and bring Zoox’s vision for autonomous transportation to life.

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Own the end-to-end design of complex low-voltage and high-speed wiring harnesses using CATIA V5/V6, ensuring quality, compliance, and manufacturability.

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Define and manage processes for device transmittals, schematics, and 3D harness routing across the product lifecycle.

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Develop best practices and provide technical guidance to junior engineers to continuously improve harness design methodologies.

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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define low-voltage distribution system requirements, endpoints and interfaces

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Lead supplier engagements and drive continuous improvement within the electrical engineering function
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BS or MS in Engineering or equivalent experience in automotive or aerospace experience

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15 years of engineering experience, 2+ years of people management experience

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Experience with automotive EE system-level communication (CAN, LIN) and power distribution architectures

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Demonstrated release of hardware products with firmware/software dependencies

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Hardware and software integration experience
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Understanding of signal integrity (SI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC/EMI) principles

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Experience with Capital/Mentor Graphics Topology, HarnessXC Bridging.

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Experience with ISO26262, EE HW reliability life calculations, and system FMEA analysis

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Experience with high-speed automotive electronics communication protocols (GMSL, automotive ethernet, A2B)
Base Salary Range

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

$110K — 10th pctl $270K — 90th pctl
This role’s midpoint $203K vs. market median $180K for Engineering roles
+15%
above median
Based on 10,000+ Engineering roles with disclosed salary ranges tracked on NewJob.
Zoox

Zoox

Autonomous Vehicles · Public · Foster City, USA

Stage & Valuation
Public · $1.3B
Key Investors
Amazon, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Alium Capital
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