Manufacturing Test Infrastructure Engineer

Zoox; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Zoox is seeking a talented Test Infrastructure Engineer to lead the development of test infrastructure that supports manufacturing tests for our autonomous vehicles. You will drive the design and development of major infrastructure and platform components such as databases, REST APIs, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and tester orchestration.

You will collaborate across manufacturing, hardware, and software teams to build robust infra, dashboards, and tooling.

Qualifications

• BS in CS, EE, ME or related field; MS preferred.
• 6+ years of software development for on-prem or cloud infra.
• Exposure to MRP, MES, MQTT, SCADA, IoT devices in manufacturing.
• Experience with cloud infra (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS).
• Deep Python programming with Pytest knowledge.
• Experience building dashboards and alerting for infra health.
• Git, CI/CD, reproducible builds, deployment strategies, and supporting infra.
• Linux system administration and server management.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of test infrastructure for Zoox manufacturing tests.
• Design and implement server infrastructure to support manufacturing tests.
• Develop applications and common libraries for test engineers.
• Design and build dashboards for manufacturing data (throughput, tester utilization).

Skills

Python (Pytest)

CI/CD

Linux administration

Git

Test frameworks

Dashboarding

Education

Bachelor's in CS/EE/ME or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Docker

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Zoox is seeking a talented Test Infrastructure Engineer to lead the development of test infrastructure that supports manufacturing tests for our autonomous vehicles. In this role, you will drive the design and development of major infrastructure and platform components such as databases, REST APIs, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and tester orchestration. You will also collaborate closely across the manufacturing, hardware, and software teams.

In this role, you will:

• Contribute to the development of test frameworks to support all factory testing at Zoox manufacturing sites
• Design and implement server infrastructure to support manufacturing test activities
• Develop applications to support manufacturing processes and common code libraries for test engineers
• Design and build dashboards for manufacturing data, including metrics such as throughput and tester utilization

Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; MS preferred
• 6+ years of industry experience with software development focused on on-prem or cloud infrastructure
• Exposure to software technologies used in manufacturing systems, such as MRP, MES, MQTT, SCADA systems, and IoT devices
• Experience with cloud deployment and infrastructure technologies, such as Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS
• Deep background in Python programming (scripting, web services, tool development, and test frameworks). Working knowledge of Pytest required.
• Experience building dashboards and alerting systems for monitoring systems to monitor infrastructure health
• Knowledge of git and CI/CD pipelines, reproducible builds, deployment strategies, and supporting infrastructure
• Experience with Linux system administration and server management

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with server fleet management technologies, such as Salt, Ansible, Puppeteer, or Slurm
• Experience with system design, including databases, web servers, and containerization (e.g., Docker)
• Experience deploying applications to cloud environments (AWS) and on-prem/bare-metal servers
• Familiarity with Prometheus and Grafana’s metrics, dashboarding, and logging ecosystem (aka the LGTM stack)

$183,000 - $220,000 a year

Base Salary Range

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.