Senior Materials Engineer (Metals, Forming & Castings)

Posted:
8/7/2026, 6:45:32 AM

Location(s):
Foster City, California, United States ⋅ California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Mechanical Engineering

Workplace Type:
On-site

Pay:
$134k–$224k/yr

We are seeking a Senior Materials Engineer to lead failure analysis, metallurgical investigation, and root-cause corrective action for our Materials & Failure Analysis team. This is a senior, independent contributor role for someone who owns investigations end-to-end; from initial part triage through mechanical testing, metallurgical analysis, and cross-functional resolution with Design, Manufacturing, and Supplier Quality. The ideal candidate has deep expertise across metals and metal manufacturing processes; forming, stamping, and castings, and is comfortable authoring the specifications that govern them, working at the microscope, running mechanical tests in the lab, and presenting findings to program leadership.

Zoox

Website: https://zoox.com/

Headquarter Location: Foster City, California, United States

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 2014

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Convertible Note

Industries: Autonomous Vehicles ⋅ Machine Learning ⋅ Robotics ⋅ Transportation

Visa Sponsorship: Sponsors work visas