Contract Student Worker - Digital Engineer
Zoox · Foster City, United States · 15d ago
About Zoox
Zoox is an autonomous ridehailing company building the world's first purpose-built robotaxi — fully electric, bidirectional, with no steering wheel or driver's seat. Backed by Amazon and founded to make transportation safer, cleaner, and more accessible, Zoox designs its vehicles entirely around the rider. We're currently operating in Las Vegas and San Francisco, with Austin and Miami on the horizon, and testing underway across seven U.S. markets.
About Our Contract Student Worker Program
Zoox's contract student worker program puts you at the center of one of the most ambitious challenges in transportation. You'll contribute to real projects, work alongside engineers and researchers pushing the boundaries of autonomous technology, and gain experience that goes well beyond the classroom. We're looking for students who bring strong academic foundations, curiosity that doesn't stop at coursework, and a drive to be part of something that matters.
Role Overview
Create flexible framework dashboards that can accommodate multiple KPI elements. Incorporate new KPI's as needed and continuously seek to improve dashboards
Responsibilities
- Interviewing managers to understand what metrics they need to track
- Gap Analysis: Work with Zoox internal data team to identify existing dashboard platforms and data sources. Develop plans to collect data to track items not currently covered.
- Collaborate with IT: To establish mechanisms to push standard and custom dashboards to targeted people and to public screens
- Document process, findings and future plans
Required Qualifications
- Mathematics, Any Engineering Discipline, Technical backgrounds, Information design or UI/UX
Bonus Qualifications
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Specialty or Prior Experience in Information Design, UI/UX, Autonomy and Automotive
Program Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a B.S. or M.S. program in a relevant discipline.
- Available to commit to a minimum three-month assignment.
- Able to commit a minimum of 20 hours per week.
- Able to work on-site at one of our office locations.
- Must adhere with Zoox confidentiality requirements, including refraining from using or sharing proprietary company information outside of Zoox, such as in academic research, theses, publications, or presentations.
Compensation for this role is $30/hour.
This is a contract position; employment will be through a vendor contracted with Zoox. The hourly rate is as posted, and benefits eligibility is determined by the vendor.