Software Development Engineer in Test - Embedded Systems

Number of employees

2600

Foster City, CA, United States

Posted on: 2025-08-12

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Zoox is transforming mobility-as-a-service by developing a fully autonomous, purpose-built fleet designed for AI to drive and humans to enjoy.


As a Software Development Engineer in Test,  you will validate firmware functionality at the component and subsystem level, ensuring features operate reliably within the broader vehicle platform. This includes testing embedded applications, control logic, and feature integrations across hardware interfaces, sensors, and actuators to confirm they meet functional, performance, and safety requirements. Your work directly impacts the quality and readiness of customer-facing features by catching issues early, improving integration stability, and enabling smooth handoff to system-level validation. Through close collaboration with firmware developers, systems engineers, and cross-functional teams, you will help deliver robust and reliable embedded features to production




About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.


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A Final Note:
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

In this role, you will:

  • Develop comprehensive test plans based on requirements
  • Develop and implement automated tests on complex embedded systems
  • Operate in multiple test layers optimized for efficiency, managing 
  • Manage test suites across multiple CI framework
  • Develop new firmware tests / review and refine existing firmware tests
  • Qualifications

  • BS in relevant engineering discipline
  • 2+ Years of relevant experience
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Experience developing/testing embedded firmware
  • Object-oriented programming experience (Python preferred)
  • Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience developing in C++
  • Experience with Python test frameworks (pytest, etc.)
  • Experience with one or more functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC 62304, IEC 61508, DO-178)
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