Data Scientist, Perception Verification and Validation

Job overview

The Data Scientist, Perception Verification and Validation role is onsite in Boston, MA. The listed base salary range is $167,000–$228,000 per year. The role supports Zoox’s Perception Verification and Validation team, which evaluates the perception stack of its autonomous driving system. This position develops datasets, metrics, and statistical methods to measure perception and end-to-end driving performance. The work helps engineers assess new features, identify failure patterns, quantify uncertainty, and use findings to guide system development.

What you'll do

• Define performance metrics for perception features and end-to-end system behavior
• create and maintain evaluation datasets
• analyze large-scale metric results to identify perception failure patterns
• present findings to leadership
• design and implement statistical methods to quantify uncertainty in performance and validation metrics.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

data scientist

perception

verification and validation

autonomous driving

boston ma

zoox

$167k–$228k per year

python

sql

spark

statistical modeling

computer vision

performance metrics

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid time off, including sick leave, vacation and bereavement
• unpaid time off
• Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
• Amazon RSUs
• health insurance
• long-term care insurance
• long- and short-term disability insurance
• life insurance.

Why this role

The compensation package may include salary, Amazon RSUs, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, and a possible sign-on bonus; the listed range applies to base salary.

About the employer

Zoox is hiring for this role. Industry: Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing. Sector: 33.