# Li-Cheng (Gordon) Hsu > Senior Software Engineer at Zoox Location: Campbell, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/licheng Gordon Hsu is currently working as a Software Engineer at Zoox. Prior to the current position, Gordon Hsu worked as a Sr, Software Controls Engineer for the self-driving team at Rivian Automotive, LLC, leading the first current (1st generation) Rivian R1T/R1S/EDV Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) longitudinal speed planning and controls stack. Also, Gordon Hsu had experience in the Climate Control Unit development in the Architecture and Sofware Controls team under the Electrification (electrified powertrain) department at NIO (NextEV USA, Inc). ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Zoox Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Software Engineer @ Zoox Jan 2023 – Present | Foster City, California, United States ### Sr. Engineer, Controls Software - Self-Driving @ Rivian Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Palo Alto, California, United States - Lead Rivian R1 and EDV (Amazon Delivery Van) Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) motion planning and controls stack from prototype to production level - Developed longitudinal speed planning and controls algorithm for full speed range ACC w.r.t. selected object including automatic acceleration/deceleration, driver interaction with gap and speed selection, accelerator pedal override, and feature engagement - Designed scalable and calibratable ACC algorithms following ISO26262 for different dimensions of vehicles including R1T, R1S, and EDV - Designed and conducted ACC testing scenarios including full speed cut-in/cut-out, mid and low speed stop and go, full speed full stop on stationary object, and driver intervened tests on both closed track and open public road - Validated the ACC speed planning and controls stack via unit tests with Parasoft, Model in loop (MiL) test, simulation with AV simulation SCANeR, and vehicle tests - Developed ACC Key Performance Index (KPI) on standardized test scenarios evaluating the vehicle longitudinal performance against different software releases - Established data visualization scripts for ACC tests including standardized test scenarios and on-road tests - Developed component-level requirements (T3) for Adaptive Cruise Control with the requirement management system (JAMA) ### Controls Engineer, Self-Driving @ Rivian Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Software Control Engineer @ NIO Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area - Architecture and Software Controls Team Project: Software Development: Climate Control Unit (Prototyping Controller) - Built the EV Climate Control Unit application software from scratch and achieved the multi-zone temperature controls function - Function owner of the multi-zone temperature control, EXV control, PTC control, blower control, and mode door control - Designed the control algorithm for the multi-zone cabin temperature control including cooling, heating, and ventilation function with the HVAC system using the rapid prototyping controller (dSpace MicroAutoBox) - Applied classical feedback control such as PID to the controller and established the design of the experiment (DOE) for the feedforward look-up table - Established the controller target setting estimation and calibrated via vehicle testing - Implemented the model-based control software of the climate control unit (CCU) for the electric vehicles - Established the HVAC system simulation model for electric vehicles with the system identification technique - Tuned the controller gain and analyzed the system based on the identified transfer function of the system - Developed the system-level requirements for the climate control unit of the electric vehicles with the requirement management system (JAMA) by modifying the existing climate control requirements - Validated the control system via unit testing, model-in-the-loop (MIL) testing, and vehicle testing (via DAQ such as Vector CANoe and dSpace ControlDesk) based on the system and technical requirements - Established the time-series data visualization script for the controller performance and the control system calibration ### System Simulation & Validation Engineer @ NIO Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area - Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) team/ Electrification Department - Developed the electric vehicle simulation models by modeling longitudinal vehicle dynamics, drivetrain, and powertrain system for component sizing and vehicle performance including range, acceleration, and top speed - Optimized the range of the electric vehicle by applying the torque split strategy to the powertrain simulation model and validated the torque split strategy with the torque split algorithm of the production electric vehicle ### Software Controls/System Simulation Intern @ NIO Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area - Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) team/ Electrification Department - Focused on electric vehicle drivetrain simulation and vehicle control unit diagnostics/functional safety - Simulated the EPA drive cycles energy consumption, 0-60 mph time, and climbing performance to provide with the information for components sizing by modifying the existed electrified powertrain model ### Research Assistant - Micro Device Laboratory @ National Tsing Hua University Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Hsinchu County/City, Taiwan - Designed the micro piezoresistive tactile sensors applying to the fingertips of the prosthetic arm - Simulated the stress and strain distribution of the micro tactile sensors ### Undergraduate Research - Two Phase Combustion Laboratory @ National Tsing Hua University Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Hsinchu County/City, Taiwan - Developed the testing model for reliable heatpipe experimental setting - Designed the indirect cooling system for the heatpipe condensor - Conducted the heatpipe experiments with the designed experimental setting and two other different experimental apparatus ## Education ### Master of Science (M.S.) in Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering National Tsing Hua University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lichhsu - GitHub: https://github.com/gordon1258 --- Source: https://flows.cv/licheng JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/licheng/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11