Validate firmware functionality at component and system levels, ensuring reliability and compliance with requirements through automated testing and collaboration.
As a Firmware Validation Engineer, you will validate firmware functionality at the component, subsystem and system level, ensuring features operate reliably within the broader vehicle platform. This includes testing embedded applications, control logic, and feature integrations across hardware interfaces, sensors, and actuators to confirm they meet functional, performance, and safety requirements.
Your work directly impacts the quality and readiness of customer-facing features by catching issues early, improving integration stability, and enabling smooth handoff to system-level validation. Through close collaboration with firmware developers, systems engineers, and cross-functional teams, you will help deliver robust and reliable embedded features to production
In this role, you will:
- Develop comprehensive test plans based on requirements and design
- Develop and implement automated tests on complex embedded systems
- Collaborate with system, firmware & hardware engineers to ensure implementations meet requirements and desired functionality in accordance with product requirements.
- Manage test suites across multiple CI framework
- Develop new firmware tests/review and refine existing firmware tests
Qualifications
- BS in relevant engineering discipline
- 3+ Years of relevant experience
- Experience developing/testing embedded firmware
- Object-oriented programming experience (Python preferred)
- Hands-on experience with wireless test platforms (e.g. Keysight, Rohde & Schwarz) or testing modem prototypes.
Bonus Qualifications
- Ability to use network analysis tools (e.g. QXDM, Wireshark) and analyze communication behavior.
- Experience in 3GPP 4G-LTE / 5G-NR network architecture, WiFi, Ethernet standards (IEEE 802.1AS, 802.11), and IP network protocols.
- Experience with Wi-Fi, PHY designs, and coexistence between Wi-Fi, Cellular and GNSS.
About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.
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Accommodations
If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [email protected] or your assigned recruiter.
A Final Note:
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
Top Skills
Automated Testing
Embedded Systems
Network Analysis Tools
Python
Wireless Test Platforms
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