Senior SDET: HIL/SIL Test & CI Lead for Autonomy

Zoox; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 205,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights

Amazon RSUs

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Zoox is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join the Release Management team in Foster City, CA. You will architect large-scale SIL/HIL tests, build automated testing pipelines, and lead root cause analysis for system-level failures to ensure safe, reliable software releases.

The role requires strong Python development, expertise in HIL/SIL, CI tools, and real-time systems knowledge, with mentorship responsibilities for a small engineering group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a relevant technical field.
• 7+ years of experience with demonstrated ownership of 3+ complex projects
• Good technical communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex test failures and provide clear impact assessments for our tests, tools, and pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex projects in Python, including AI-based coding for infrastructure development, tooling and automated test writing.
• Deep understanding of HIL and SIL methodologies, including real-time fault injection.
• Ownership from design to implementation and maintenance of automated testing pipelines (e.g., Bamboo, Buildkite, Jenkins) and developing custom automation plugins.
• Practical knowledge of Linux internals and networking protocols used in high-throughput real-time systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and maintenance of large-scale event-driven SIL/HIL tests and testing frameworks.
• Architect and manage end-to-end CI pipelines to automate regression suites.
• Lead root cause analysis for complex system-level failures and develop log mining scripts and dashboards (Grafana, SQL) to triage failures.
• Perform gap analyses between safety requirements and test implementations, including timing and prioritization patterns.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers.

Skills

Python programming

HIL/SIL methodologies

CI pipelines

Technical communication

Linux internals

Real-time systems

Strong C++

Education

Bachelor's or higher degree in Mechatronics/CS/EE or related field

Tools

Bamboo

Buildkite

Jenkins

Grafana

SQL notebooks

Python tooling

Job description

Zoox is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join the Release Management team in Foster City, CA. You will architect large-scale SIL/HIL tests, build automated testing pipelines, and lead root cause analysis for system-level failures to ensure safe, reliable software releases.

The role requires strong Python development, expertise in HIL/SIL, CI tools, and real-time systems knowledge, with mentorship responsibilities for a small engineering group.