Embedded Software Engineer

The role

You will build simulation infrastructure that lets Zoox's embedded firmware run in virtualized and hybrid SIL/HIL environments. You will work on platforms from BSPs and middleware up to the application layer, and reduce the Firmware team's reliance on hardware-in-the-loop benches.

What you will do

• Build out simulation infrastructure for Zoox's embedded platforms
• Virtualize embedded platforms across the stack, from BSPs and HAL/OSAL layers to messaging middleware and peripherals
• Develop and extend SIL environments that integrate firmware with Zoox's core simulation platform and pipelines
• Support and evolve hybrid SIL/HIL test platforms that combine real hardware with simulated components
• Partner with simulation, HIL, and firmware feature teams to adapt firmware for simulation and reduce reliance on HIL

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent experience
• 1-3 years of experience developing simulation infrastructure or embedded software for real-time systems
• Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills
• Understanding of embedded fundamentals: RTOS concepts, interrupts and timing, memory-constrained systems, and hardware/peripheral interfaces
• Experience building simulation, emulation, or virtualization environments for embedded systems (e.g., SIL, QEMU, Renode, hardware/peripheral models)

Nice to have

• Experience with QNX, SafeRTOS, FreeRTOS, or similar embedded operating systems
• Familiarity with automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet) and how to model or bridge them in simulation
• Hands-on experience with HIL systems or hybrid SIL/HIL test setups

Benefits

• Paid time off (sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
• Unpaid time off
• Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
• Amazon RSUs
• Health insurance
• Long-term care insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Sign-on bonus may be offered

Before you apply

• A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package
• Leveling and position within a level are determined by experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance

About the company

Zoox is developing autonomous robotaxi vehicles with an embedded firmware organization that uses hardware-in-the-loop benches and simulation. This team is part of the Firmware organization and is newly forming.