
Hardware Software Integration Engineer
Foster City, CA · HybridFull-time$138–222K/yrSeen todayStill listed today
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Job overview
Zoox’s Hardware Software Integration team ensures vehicle hardware subsystems work reliably and supports deployment of compute, sensor, and data networking systems for autonomous vehicles. The engineer leads hardware-software issue resolution, supports vehicle bring-up and manufacturing, and develops test plans, automation, and workflows to improve fleet stability. The role requires at least two years of relevant industry experience and a degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
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Full job description
Zoox's Hardware Software Integration team is responsible for ensuring various hardware subsystems work reliably on our vehicle platform on a day-to-day basis. You will oversee the deployment of next-generation compute, sensor, and data networking systems for autonomous vehicles.
This role is essential and fundamental to the execution stage of Zoox's vehicle program, ensuring that hardware systems operate predictably at all times. You will also be responsible for supporting bring-up and manufacturing operations for the vehicle. You will have excellent communication skills and are excited about being the first responder to triage and debug difficult hardware-software integration issues.
In this role, you will:
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Lead and drive debugging of hardware-software issues to closure. Identify and work with key cross-functional partners to root cause and provide resolution
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Provide feedback to engineering teams to improve future product versions
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Understand the vehicle assembly and test requirements and come up with test plans and specifications to support manufacturing operations
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Develop test automation, leverage in-house analysis tools to perform debugging and improve test coverage, and enhance test infrastructure
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Develop new processes and human workflows to improve fleet stability
Qualifications
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BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields with a minimum of 2+ years of relevant industry experience
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Experience and skill in determining the root cause of complex issues involving HW, FW, and SW
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Experience with hardware interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, USB, UART, LIN. I2C, SPI, etc and related testing/debugging tools
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Familiarity with requirements and test case development
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Fluency in Python or similar scripting language, git/version management tools, SW debugging tools
Bonus Qualifications
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Working knowledge of requirements management tools such as Polarion/JIRA
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Strong EE fundamentals with familiarity in microcontroller-based systems, high-speed signals, sensing, power electronics, BT/LTE/NFC
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Working knowledge of schematic design, PCB layout, and electrical characterization equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.)
About Zoox Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.
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Accommodations If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [email protected] or your assigned recruiter.
A Final Note: You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
How this job compares
Set against the 41,225 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$138–222K/yr
- California median$165–245K/yr7,655 salary ranges
- US median$134–215K/yr32,917 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $180K, is 12% below the California median midpoint ($205K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 9,529 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 41,225 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 33,478 postings).
- Education
- 14,294 of the 41,225 open Software Engineer jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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