Senior Embedded Engineer - Battery Management Systems

Zoox; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights

Amazon RSUs

Health insurance

Paid time off

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Zoox is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to join the Firmware Power Systems team in San Diego. You will design, implement, and test real-time embedded code in C/C++ for Battery Management Systems (BMS) within the Zoox vehicle.

You will collaborate with vehicle, controls, software, and validation engineers to ensure safe, reliable, and automated operation, contributing across prototyping, requirements, design, and validation phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience developing real-time embedded software for Power Electronics and Battery Management.
• Strong embedded C/C++ programming experience.
• Experience with embedded micro-controllers and/or microprocessors (ARM, PowerPC).
• Hands‑on experience with hardware bring‑up and system debugging.
• Understanding of sensors and actuators and automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test embedded software for BMS (Battery Management Systems of the Zoox vehicle).
• Implement core logic for cell balancing, charging control, thermal management, and contactor controls.
• Integrate supplier sub-systems into the Zoox software stack.
• Create software requirements, design documentation, test plans, and other supporting documentation.
• Work cross-functionally with vehicle engineers, controls engineers, software engineers, validation engineers, and other experts to ensure a seamless and highly automated experience for the Zoox vehicle.
• Contribute to all phases of the software development cycle including prototyping, requirements capture, design, implementation, and validation.

Skills

Real-time embedded

C/C++ programming

CAN/LIN protocols

Hardware bring-up

ARM/PowerPC

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/EE/ME

Tools

Polarion

CANalyzer

CANape

Job description

Zoox is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to join the Firmware Power Systems team in San Diego. You will design, implement, and test real-time embedded code in C/C++ for Battery Management Systems (BMS) within the Zoox vehicle.

You will collaborate with vehicle, controls, software, and validation engineers to ensure safe, reliable, and automated operation, contributing across prototyping, requirements, design, and validation phases.