Engineering Manager, Simulation Scenario Generation
at Zoox
Location
Foster City, CA
Compensation
$237k–$322k USD
Type
full time
Posted
2 months ago
Market range · function + seniority
p25 · target · p75 · n=800
Posted $322k · in the market band
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Job description
Our Simulation team builds the tools that engineers across the company rely on to validate autonomous vehicle safety and performance - including 3D scenario authoring tools, generative models for realistic traffic and scenario generation, and agentic tooling that automates manual simulation workflows. The team combines traditional software engineering with machine learning engineers, and the simulation coverage they deliver directly determines how many miles, scenarios, and edge cases we can validate before each autonomy release.
We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of software and ML engineers building the scenario authoring tools, generative models, and agentic tooling that engineering relies on broadly to validate autonomous vehicle safety and performance. You'll own the team's technical direction - including its ongoing shift toward generative AI - while growing and developing the team, and you'll partner cross-functionally to scale our generative scenario creation capabilities as a company-wide capability with executive visibility.
In this role, you will:
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Bonus Qualifications:
Track record of leading high-visibility initiatives with executive stakeholders.
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