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# Staff Software Engineer - Perception & Sensing

- **Company:** Zoox
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $324,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Applicant Tracking Systems, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Safety Critical Systems
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/36377a76-8c8d-495c-abe4-82ebae3d6581/apply

## About the Role

* Deep expertise in the PCP Stack, multi-modality fusion, and optimizing architectures for severely constrained compute budgets.
 * Experience in V&V (Validation & Verification) for safety-critical systems, specifically expanding into complex Operational Design Domains (ODDs) like winter weather.
 * Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders (SDMA, AHE, PCP) to align on cost vs. performance trade-offs.
 * The ability or experience of managing or curating datasets for sensor validation or model training, * Experience with Autonomy Technical Specifications (ATS) and defining winter/adverse weather bounding scenarios.
 * Experience working with VLM's.

## Description

* Lead the Sensor Change Playbook workflow, defining the validation process for our next-generation, low-cost vehicle platforms.
 * Partner with PCP V&V to define the Autonomy Technical Specification (ATS) by identifying "bounding" (worst-case) scenarios, particularly those related to winter driving (e.g., heavy snow, ice, sensor occlusion).
 * Work with PCP model owners to architect low-cost stacks that reduce reliance on expensive sensors and accommodate reduced compute (e.g., migrating from 8 GPUs to 1 Thor).
 * Drive the Clearance MoC (Method of Compliance) process for hardware changes, balancing cost, compute constraints, performance and safety.


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