Contract Student Worker – Firmware Engineer (FW Core System Services)

Foster City, CA. Posted 3 days ago

The role

You will work on diagnostic services for the thermal and body systems of Zoox's autonomous vehicles. You will help develop and test firmware, including UDS, DoIP and XCP clients and servers, across the full development cycle.

What you will do

Develop UDS, DoIP and XCP clients and servers for current and next generation platforms
Develop and test embedded software for reporting diagnostics and configuration
Contribute to prototyping, requirements capture, design, implementation and validation
Work with system, software, hardware and test engineers to define, implement and validate diagnostic requirements

Required qualifications

Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or equivalent experience
Proficiency in modern C++ for software development
Experience with Python programming
Experience with application development targeting a unix-like environment
Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in a relevant engineering field
Available for a 6-month project
Able to commit to at least 20 hours per week
Able to commute on-site to one of Zoox's offices

Nice to have

Familiarity with C++ unit testing principles and frameworks such as gtest
Experience with real-time operating systems
Network introspection and debugging at and above the transport layer
Industrial or automotive fieldbuses and diagnostics standards (e.g., CAN, J1939, EtherCAT, UDS, SOVD)
One or more inter-process communication mechanisms
Event- or message-driven software systems

Benefits

Eligible for a benefits package as offered by the vendor
Hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology
Mentorship from industry experts
Opportunity to contribute to real projects

Before you apply

Student workers may not use proprietary Zoox information in university theses, publications, or share it outside
Employment is through a vendor contracted with Zoox

About the company

Zoox builds fully autonomous, electric vehicles designed from the ground up for a driverless future. Its mission is to make transportation safer, more sustainable and accessible to everyone.