Firmware Validation Engineer - Brake & Steering (6+ years)

Location: Foster City, California, United States

Department: Zoox

Workplace: on_site

Employment Type: contract

Description

We are helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Firmware Validation Engineer - Brake & Steering to support the development, validation, and release of brake and steering control firmware in partnership with Tier 1 suppliers.

In this role, you'll manage subsystem requirements, coordinate firmware validation and regression testing, and drive firmware issues through resolution to meet critical engineering milestones. You'll work closely with suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams to ensure brake and steering control systems meet performance, quality, and release requirements.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in automotive controls and validation, with hands-on experience troubleshooting complex hardware, software, and firmware issues. You are highly collaborative, technically driven, and comfortable working with suppliers and engineering teams to drive issues through resolution.

As a Firmware Validation Engineer - Brake & Steering, you'll:

• Develop and maintain brake and steering subsystem technical specifications in collaboration with suppliers and internal engineering teams.
• Partner with suppliers to develop and adapt validation plans, execute regression testing, and ensure firmware changes meet program and release milestones.
• Lead firmware defect resolution and impact assessments, working across architecture and systems engineering teams to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Develop and support diagnostic scripts and tools used for system testing and validation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional experts across mechatronics, robotics, computer vision, and AI to support system integration and continuous improvement.

Requirements

•  BS or MS in engineering or a related field and 6+ years of experience within the automotive or similar industry
• Track record debugging ambiguous, multi-faceted problems involving hardware, software, and firmware.
• Experience with automotive actuator controls & validation methods
• Experience with the implementation of various test methodologies and developing and operating HIL test assets
• Knowledge of automotive program development, release processes, and long-term schedule planning
  

Bonus Qualifications

•  Experience at automotive OEM or Tier 1 brake and/or steering controls developer
• CANalyzer, dSPACE, Polarion, Jira, and Confluence experience

Benefits

401K

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