Firmware Engineer Student: AV Diagnostics & Embedded Systems

Zoox; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Zoox in Foster City, CA seeks a motivated Firmware Engineer student worker for a 6-month contract, part-time (20 hours/week) on-site, focusing on diagnostics for vehicle firmware, embedding C++ and Python, CAN/LIN, and testing.

You will own high-visibility diagnostic projects, collaborate with system, software, and hardware teams, and contribute to the full firmware development cycle in a hands-on environment.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Proficiency in modern C++ for firmware development.
• Experience with Python programming.
• Experience with embedded micro-controllers and/or microprocessors (ARM, PowerPC).

Responsibilities

• Work on the development of diagnostics for autonomous vehicle software, ensuring robust fault detection, reactions, and serviceability
• Design, develop, and test embedded software for body, thermal, lighting, and door functions of the Zoox vehicle
• Contribute to all phases of the software development cycle including prototyping, requirements capture, design, implementation, and validation
• Collaborate with system, software, hardware, and test engineers to define, implement, and validate diagnostic requirements
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or equivalent experience
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up and system debugging
• Understanding of sensors and actuators and automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN)
• Familiarity with C++ unit testing principles and framework such as gtest

Skills

Modern C++

Python

Embedded systems

CAN/LIN

gtest

Hardware bring-up

ARM/PowerPC

Diagnostics development

Education

B.S. or M.S. in CS/CE/ECE

Tools

gtest

Job description

Zoox in Foster City, CA seeks a motivated Firmware Engineer student worker for a 6-month contract, part-time (20 hours/week) on-site, focusing on diagnostics for vehicle firmware, embedding C++ and Python, CAN/LIN, and testing.

You will own high-visibility diagnostic projects, collaborate with system, software, and hardware teams, and contribute to the full firmware development cycle in a hands-on environment.