Embedded Firmware Engineer, Drive Systems for Autonomy

Ev Magazine

Foster City (CA)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Zoox is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join the Firmware Drive Systems team in Foster City, CA. You will translate autonomous trajectories into drive commands and work on safety monitoring for drive control ECUs.

You will build simulation and test infrastructure, develop real-time embedded software, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure safe and reliable robot motion.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Robotics or equivalent.
  • 1–3 years of real-time embedded software development for distributed electro-mechanical systems.
  • Strong embedded C/C++ programming and Python for testing.

Responsibilities

  • Build and contribute to simulation, emulation, SIL, and HIL infrastructure to validate drive control software.
  • Design, develop, and test embedded software for autonomous trajectory execution and drive control.
  • Contribute to control source arbitration and safety monitoring across ECUs.
  • Integrate supplier sub-systems into the Zoox software stack and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Embedded C/C++
Python
Real-time systems
CAN/LIN

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Robotics

Tools

PCAN
CANalyzer
CANape
Polarion

Job description

Zoox is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join the Firmware Drive Systems team in Foster City, CA. You will translate autonomous trajectories into drive commands and work on safety monitoring for drive control ECUs.

You will build simulation and test infrastructure, develop real-time embedded software, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure safe and reliable robot motion.

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