Hardware Engineer - Test Development

The role

You will build, run and debug electrical, environmental and reliability tests on vehicle ECUs in Zoox's Foster City labs. You will write test automation in Python and help find the root cause of test failures.

What you will do

• Build, debug and maintain test setups for vehicle ECUs, including fixtures, harnesses, fault injection racks, power supplies and thermal chambers
• Run electrical, environmental and reliability tests in Foster City labs and at local test labs, and document results clearly
• Write test automation and tools in Python, and use AI tools to review specifications and speed up test development
• Support root cause analysis of test failures with validation, design, firmware and supplier quality engineers
• Track issues to closure in Jira
• Turn validation leads' plans into working test setups and procedures
• Move between projects as needs shift, including next-generation vehicle platforms, production validation and cold-weather qualification

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in hardware test, hardware validation or electrical engineering
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, DMMs and data acquisition systems
• Experience building or modifying test setups such as harnesses, fixtures or instrumentation
• Ability to read schematics and debug board-level issues
• Working proficiency in Python for test automation or data analysis
• Comfortable using AI tools and checking their output critically
• Experience working in Jira, Polarion or another ALM tool
• Onsite presence in Foster City, CA 5 days per week

Nice to have

• Experience with fault injection, hardware-in-the-loop or automated test equipment for electronics
• Experience with automotive validation standards such as ISO 16750, CISPR 25 or ISO 11452, including EMC or cold-weather testing

Before you apply

• The job requires onsite work in Foster City, CA 5 days per week
• AI tools may be used to support parts of the hiring process, and final hiring decisions are made by humans

About the company

Zoox is building a purpose-built, fully autonomous robotaxi. Its Autonomy Hardware Validation team proves that every electronic control unit meets its requirements before it reaches a vehicle.