Automotive Firmware Validation Engineer (Hybrid)

Ev Magazine; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Long-term care insurance

Disability insurance (long-term/short)

Life insurance

Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)

Amazon RSUs

Job summary

Zoox is seeking a Firmware Validation Engineer in Foster City, CA (hybrid, full-time) to validate firmware across component, subsystem and system levels for autonomous vehicle platforms. You will design test plans, execute multi-layer tests (HiL, Dyno, vehicle), and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust feature delivery.

Required: a BS degree in engineering and 4+ years in embedded software testing, plus Python scripting, Git and test automation experience.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or Systems Engineering.
• 4+ years of experience in developing or testing embedded software.
• Test automation with Python or other scripting languages.
• Experience writing code with source control (Git).
• Hands-on debugging of networked microprocessors and electromechanical devices.
• Experience parsing and analyzing log data and identifying root cause.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop comprehensive test plans based on requirements, trace testcases to requirements, set pass/fail criteria and refine requirements based on test outcomes.
• Develop and implement test plans on multiple test layers (HiL, Dyno, Vehicle).
• Define tooling needs to execute tests and evaluate results efficiently.
• Collaborate with system, firmware & hardware engineers to ensure implementations meet requirements and desired functionality in accordance with product requirements.
• Investigate firmware issues through data analysis and issue reproduction.

Education

BS degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or Systems Engineering

Tools

Git

Python scripting

Robot testing framework

pytest

JIRA

TestRail

XRAY

Polarion

JAMA

Doors

Job description

Zoox is seeking a Firmware Validation Engineer in Foster City, CA (hybrid, full-time) to validate firmware across component, subsystem and system levels for autonomous vehicle platforms. You will design test plans, execute multi-layer tests (HiL, Dyno, vehicle), and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust feature delivery.

Required: a BS degree in engineering and 4+ years in embedded software testing, plus Python scripting, Git and test automation experience.