Software Development Engineer in Test

The role

You will help ship Zoox software safely by building Hardware-In-Loop tests that support the safety case. You will also guide test methodology for functional and safety sign-off on the Release Management team.

What you will do

• Lead design, development and maintenance of large-scale event-driven SIL/HIL tests and testing frameworks
• Architect and manage end-to-end continuous integration pipelines that automate regression suites
• Lead root cause analysis for complex system-level failures
• Develop log mining scripts and visualization dashboards (e.g., Grafana, SQL-based notebooks) to triage failures and track performance metrics
• Perform gap analyses between high-level safety requirements and technical test implementations
• Lead end-to-end validation and clearance of safety-critical monitors, such as collision detection systems

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a relevant technical field
• 4+ years of experience with demonstrated ownership of complex projects
• Good technical communication skills, including summarizing complex test failures and assessing impact
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex projects in Python, including AI-based coding for infrastructure, 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 or similar) and custom automation plugins
• Practical knowledge of Linux internals and networking protocols used in high-throughput real-time systems

Nice to have

• Strong C++
• Pytest customization experience
• Background in autonomous systems or safety-critical robotics validation
• Experience applying Generative AI or Machine Learning tools to code, audit and improve test coverage and documentation
• Experience with real-time communication protocols (e.g., DDS, I2C, SPI, CAN, GMSL2)

About the company

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem to bring it to market. It works at the intersection of robotics, machine learning and design to provide mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.