Senior Energy Engineer

Foster City, CA on site Until 8/31/2026 7+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted July 2, 2026 Last posted July 2, 2026
Job description
At Zoox, we have set the goal to provide our customers with the highest level of safety while using our fully autonomous vehicles. You will work with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds such as robotics, controls, simulation, and vehicle engineering to enable our vehicle to deliver outstanding energy efficiency and range in service. Operating a fleet of robotaxis at scale requires balancing performance, cost, and energy usage at the time - in this position, you will spearhead energy management and energy-efficient architectures across the vehicle platform and robotaxi fleet. You’ll collaborate on electrical powertrains, high-voltage batteries, thermal architectures, and low-voltage systems, as well as the sophisticated compute and sensing suites required for autonomous operation.

In this role, you will:

  • Develop holistic engineering and product strategies for vehicle energy management.
  • Develop energy budgets, energy saving features, and software controls strategies across sub-systems.
  • Work closely with simulation engineers to develop digital vehicle models for energy consumption prediction and vehicle design optimization across drive cycles.
  • Integrate those models into larger end to end simulations to analyze fleet wide energy performance for service operations.
  • Advocate for energy efficiency as vehicle development progresses - you’ll need passion and backbone to deliver results and make data-driven tradeoffs on behalf of energy.

Qualifications

  •  Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field
  • 7+ years of direct experience in system design and energy management in vehicular or robotics domains
  • Familiarity with design optimization processes, including multi-disciplinary analysis and optimization
  • Experience working with business and product stakeholders on translating business objective into engineering requirements 

Bonus Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in engineering, physics, or related technical field
  • Expertise with at least one programming language - Python and/or C++ preferred
  • Experience with EV charging infrastructure and hardware

Compensation (from employer):
185000–225000 USD per year

About this role

Summary

Designs energy management systems for autonomous vehicles and fleet optimization.

Job title

Senior Energy Engineer

Experience level

7+ years

Minimum experience

7+ years exp

Industry

automotive

Location requirements

Foster City, CA, on-site work only.

Salary

$185k–$225k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

system designenergy managementvehicular engineeringPythonC++

Preferred skills

EV charging infrastructurehardwareoptimization

Specializations

energy managementvehicle systemsthermal architecturespowertrainsenergy optimization
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Foster City, CA, USA

On-site City