Systems & Safety Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Quick Facts

• Role: Systems & Safety Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

• Team: Platform Safety Engineering & Assurance (PSEA-Core)

• Duration: Full-time, 12-week internship (May/June 2027)

• Location: Bay Area, California (relocation required)

Description

As an intern on the Platform Safety Engineering & Assurance team, you will help build and uphold high standards of safety, rigor, and system architecture for a purpose-built robotaxi platform. The team develops safety work products, evaluates failure modes, decomposes requirements, and builds tools and AI workflows to maintain safety compliance and system traceability. You will leverage AI-assisted engineering workflows and Python automation to generate and validate safety artifacts aligned with standards such as ISO 26262.

Responsibilities

• Leverage and build AI-assisted engineering workflows to generate, maintain, and verify safety work products aligned with industry standards (e.g., ISO 26262)

• Decompose system-level requirements and interfaces and analyze how failure modes propagate across hardware, software, and autonomous subsystems

• Develop Python-based automation and data analysis scripts to extract metrics, validate system requirements, and automate safety analysis workflows

• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive safety traceability and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Currently working toward a B.S., M.S., Ph.D., or advanced degree in a relevant discipline (Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or related)

• Good academic standing at an accredited college or university

• Expected graduation between Fall 2027 and Summer 2028, and enrolled at an accredited institution throughout the internship

• Able to commit to a full-time, 12-week internship beginning May/June 2027

• Able to relocate to the Bay Area, California for the duration of the internship

• Must not use proprietary information from thesis work, any published university work, or distribute materials outside Zoox

Benefits

• Monthly salary range: $5,500 to $9,500 (varies by geographic location and level of education)

• Medical insurance

• Housing stipend (relocation assistance offered based on eligibility)