Zoox

Senior Radar Engineer

1149 Chess Dr, Foster City, CA 94404-1102

On-site · Full-time

First seen by offpeak October 22, 2026

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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

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