# Sustaining Engineer, Body & Closure Systems at Zoox

Sustaining Engineer, Body & Closure Systems at Zoox in Foster City, CA. On-site, full-time, paying $153k–$184k. Posted October 6, 2026.

- Company: Zoox
- Location: Foster City, CA
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $153k–$184k
- Experience: 8+ years
- Posted: 2026-10-06
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/be2e8cfd-c908-49f9-a618-b6369fc3e7f2/apply
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/sustaining-engineer-body-closure-systems-zoox-wn574e

## Requirements

- BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- 8+ years of experience in powertrain, thermal, battery, or EV systems within a product development, manufacturing, or sustaining environment
- Demonstrated ability to deliver subsystem-level corrective actions that improve reliability, durability, manufacturability, or serviceability in production vehicles
- Experience with root cause analysis, DFMEA, and product and process validation
- Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities

## Description

At Zoox, we are developing a purpose built autonomous robotaxi, and the Sustaining Engineering team plays a critical role in ensuring the long term reliability, safety, serviceability, and availability of our fleet as it operates at scale.

As a Sustaining Engineer supporting Body and Closure Systems, you will independently own sustaining engineering for key subsystems supporting both the in-service fleet and vehicles in current production. You will drive root cause investigations and corrective actions, making subsystem-level technical decisions and leading changes through design, validation, release, and fleet implementation.

This role requires close collaboration with Vehicle Development, Manufacturing, Service, Quality, Reliability, and Suppliers in a fast paced and often ambiguous environment. You will prioritize work based on fleet and production impact, delivering solutions that improve safety, durability, fleet uptime, and manufacturing performance.

### In this role, you will:

- Own sustaining engineering and corrective action development for body and closure systems across the in service fleet and vehicles in current production, from root cause confirmation through fleet-wide implementation

- Drive end-to-end resolution of field and manufacturing issues across door systems, latches, actuators, sealing, access panels, glazing, and body structures

- Apply fleet and production data, including MTBF, repeat failure rates, and downtime drivers, to prioritize work, validate solutions, and drive continuous improvement

- Lead design updates and system improvements, ensuring robust performance, durability, efficiency, and serviceability in both fleet and production environments

- Author and manage Engineering Change Requests and Change Actions, and develop and execute validation plans at component, system, and vehicle levels

- Support and lead retrofit and rework campaigns, and partner with suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve reliability and manufacturability

### Qualifications

- BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline 

- 8+ years of experience in powertrain, thermal, battery, or EV systems within a product development, manufacturing, or sustaining environment

- Demonstrated ability to deliver subsystem-level corrective actions that improve reliability, durability, manufacturability, or serviceability in production vehicles

- Experience with root cause analysis, DFMEA, and product and process validation

- Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities

### Bonus Qualifications

- Experience in autonomous vehicles

- Experience with Design for Manufacturing and Design for Service (DFM/DFS), and Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies

- Proficiency with 3D CAD tools, CATIA preferred, and familiarity with tools such as 3DX, DELMIA, SAP, JIRA, Confluence, or data analysis or visualization tools such as dashboards, SQL, and Python