About the role#
Safety is central to the work at Zoox. The Safety Reporting and Benchmarking team builds the frameworks used to evaluate and report on the performance of our autonomous fleet. In this position, you will turn complex vehicle telemetry and operational data into clear reports and dashboards. You will work with safety analysts and engineers to measure our safety standards against industry benchmarks.
What you'll do#
- Investigate vehicle operational data, incident logs, and autonomy performance indicators to identify safety trends.
- Support benchmarking studies that compare autonomous vehicle safety performance against peer standards, regulatory expectations, and internal thresholds.
- Design and maintain automated data pipelines, dashboards, and reporting artifacts for safety leadership and cross-functional partners.
- Partner with Safety Engineering, Systems Integration, and Fleet Operations to translate analytical findings into safety mitigations.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Master’s or advanced degree in Automotive Safety, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related technical discipline.
- Expected graduation date between Fall 2027 and Summer 2028.
- Good academic standing and enrollment at an accredited college or university throughout the internship.
- Ability to commit to a full-time, 12-week internship.
- Strong background in safety engineering principles such as occupant safety, system safety, risk analysis, or vehicle dynamics.
- Proficiency in quantitative data analysis and scripting.
- Experience building visual reports and dashboards using modern BI tools.
- Solid grasp of statistical methods and the ability to validate data integrity.
- Strong technical communication skills to explain safety data to engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.
- Note: Interns may not use proprietary information for thesis or publication outside of Zoox.
- Bonus points for experience with autonomous vehicle safety frameworks, automotive sensor data, crash telemetry, simulation logs, or mechatronics.
Location & details#
- Location: Foster City, California.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Work Modality: Hybrid.
- Relocation: Must be able to relocate to the Bay Area for the internship duration.
- Compensation: Paid position.
About Zoox
Zoox develops autonomous, purpose-built vehicles for mobility-as-a-service. The company focuses on robotics, artificial intelligence, and electric vehicle technology. Founded in 2014, it maintains its headquarters in Foster City, California. The organization employs nearly 4,800 people.
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