Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer

The role

You will build and support automated test solutions for sensors and electronic control units (ECUs) used in autonomous vehicles. You will work with electrical engineering and software teams to develop and test new products and technologies.

What you will do

• Build, release and support test solutions for manufacturing lines at Zoox and at contract manufacturing partners
• Develop testing scripts to verify functionality, control test instruments, capture test parameters and analyze results
• Implement test coverage across all phases of manufacturing (PCBA, module, system, vehicle) with other teams
• Release updated test programs for new generations of hardware and software
• Establish best practices and drive continuous improvement on test deployment, runtime and yield
• Develop automated tests for critical components, including lidars, cameras, radars, telematics, HV modules and sensor pod accessories

Required qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, physics, or equivalent technical degree
• 8+ years of industry experience or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of Python and shell (bash) scripting
• Strong knowledge of testing and troubleshooting complex electronic assemblies in a manufacturing environment
• Experience developing automated manufacturing tests on Linux; ability to debug failures using terminal commands
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Nice to have

• MS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, physics, or equivalent technical degree
• Experience in lidars, cameras and radars
• Knowledge of pytest, unittest or similar test frameworks
• Knowledge of automotive protocols such as CAN and automotive ethernet

About the company

Zoox develops autonomous vehicles. This role supports manufacturing testing of the sensors and ECUs used in those vehicles.