Software Development Engineer in Test (Platform Safety Assurance)

• Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and safely deploy such a robotaxi solution
• . The System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team plays a foundational role in the company’s success, responsible for constructing the safety case and fail-operational design for our autonomous driving robots before public road deployment
• We are seeking a highly motivated software development engineer in test (SDET). This role is central to leading the creation of automation frameworks, tools, and processes for platform safety clearance and system testing
• Some examples of tools this role has supported in the past:
• • Front and back end of Streamlit web-app to automate tracking requirements to test case traceability
• • Automation framework for execution of safety critical tests
• • CI/CD job to identify affected requirements and HIL tests from code changes and automate the execution of all linked tests
• Create tools and web-apps to help us automate and streamline manual clearance processes
• Propose tools and/or feature ideas to the team to improve processes
• Develop software for automated validation frameworks for system level testing in Hardware In the Loop (HIL), simulation environments, and post-processing of test data
• Develop and maintain dashboards to illustrate progress against targets and highlight focus areas
• Execute, triage, and debug automated verification and validation system tests

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Affinity groups and sports clubs
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance
• Our crew’s health and happiness is our first priority. We offer comprehensive health and mental health support, a wellbeing program, and unlimited and flexible paid time away
• We invest in our crew—and their families—for the long term. That includes generous family planning support, caregiver support, and strong cash compensation with great equity upside
• We look after our crew when they’re in the office too. Our famous food program is a great example, featuring a daily changing menu of local and sustainable dishes
• There’s a busy calendar of social events at Zoox, with more sports teams than you can count. And, of course, playing with robots is an important part of the job description- The ideal candidate is passionate about developing high-quality, robust, optimized, and reusable software infrastructure, and is eager to advance their skills in complex systems thinking and validation problem-solving
• Experience developing automated test frameworks and tools for HIL and/or SIL
• Experience executing and debugging automated tests, preferably with embedded systems or Hardware-in-the-Loop
• Object-oriented programming experience in Python
• B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical degree
• Experience designing and developing automated dashboards using data visualization tools such as Grafana or Looker to monitor operational metrics
• Experience building tools and automation for verification and validation teams
• Experience building web-apps with streamlit
• Experience with CI and build systems (e.g. Bamboo, Buildkite, etc.)
• Experience with the incorporation of AI technology into end-to-end test automation frameworks to improve efficiency and productivity
• Familiarity working with APIs in Jira, Polarion, Testrail and other similar tools