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Contract Student Worker – Firmware Engineer (FW Core System Services)

United StatesUnited States·Foster CityContractmid
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About Zoox Zoox is transforming mobility with fully autonomous, electric vehicles designed from the ground up for a driverless future. Our mission is to make transportation safer, more sustainable,

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Zoox is transforming mobility with fully autonomous, electric vehicles designed from the ground up for a driverless future. Our mission is to make transportation safer, more sustainable, and accessible to everyone. At Zoox, innovation, collaboration, and a bold vision for the future drive everything we do.

Zoox’s program offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology, mentorship from some of the industry’s brightest minds, and the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to real projects. We seek part time student workers  who demonstrate strong academic performance, engagement beyond the classroom, intellectual curiosity, and a genuine interest in Zoox’s mission. 

Zoox is seeking a motivated Firmware Engineer student worker to join our team, focusing on diagnostic infrastructure for the Core Firmware System Services team. This is an opportunity to own highly-visible, foundational projects where you will extend our existing diagnostic infrastructure. You will work on the full development cycle of robot firmware development.

 

  • Work on the development of UDS, DoIP, and XCP clients and servers for current and next generation platforms
  • Develop and test embedded software for reporting diagnostic and configuration
  • Contribute to all phases of the software development cycle including prototyping, requirements capture, design, implementation, and validation
  • Collaborate with system, software, hardware, and test engineers to define, implement, and validate diagnostic requirements
  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or equivalent experience
  • Proficiency in modern C++ for software development
  • Experience with Python programming
  • Experience with application development targeting a unix-like environment
  • Familiarity with C++ unit testing principles and framework such as gtest
  • Experience with real-time operating systems
  • Network introspection and debugging at and above the transport layer
  • Industrial or automotive fieldbuses and diagnostics standards (e.g., CAN, J1939, EtherCAT, UDS, SOVD)
  • One or more inter-process communication mechanisms
  • Event- or message-driven software systems
  • Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S., in a relevant engineering field
  • Available for a 6 month project
  • Able to commit to at least 20 hours per week
  • Ability to commute on-site to one of our offices
  • Student Worker may not use proprietary Zoox information in university theses, publications, or share it outside
  • $30 per hour.
     
    This is a contract position and employment for this position will be through a vendor contracted with Zoox. The hourly pay range is posted and you will be eligible for a benefits package as offered by the vendor.

    Location & Eligibility

    Where is the job
    Foster City, United States
    Hybrid, some on-site time required
    Who can apply
    US

    About this job

    Pay per year
    ≈ $62,400 a year
    64% below the $172,000 median for Embedded Engineer jobs on Jobera (315 salaries).
    Who can apply
    United States
    Posted
    Today
    Employer
    has 240 open jobs on Jobera in 2 countries.

    Listing Details

    Posted
    November 11, 2026
    First seen
    November 12, 2026
    Last seen
    November 12, 2026

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    Zoox, a subsidiary of Amazon, designs fully autonomous vehicles focusing on making urban transportation safer and more efficient.

    Employees
    1,001-5,000
    Founded
    2014
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    Contract Student Worker – Firmware Engineer (FW Core System Services)$30 per hour