Contract Student Worker Firmware Engineer FW Thermal Body

Amazon-owned autonomous-mobility company operating a purpose-built electric robotaxi and autonomous ride-hailing service.

Foster City, United States

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About Zoox

Zoox develops purpose-built, battery-electric autonomous vehicles and the integrated autonomy technology and ride-hailing service that operate them. It is an independent subsidiary of Amazon.

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Candidate Availability

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About the Role

You will develop diagnostic services and embedded software for vehicle body, thermal, lighting, and door functions. You will contribute throughout the software development cycle, from requirements and prototyping through implementation and validation, while working with system, software, hardware, and test engineers.

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field
  • Proficiency in modern C++ for firmware development
  • Python programming experience
  • Experience with embedded microcontrollers or microprocessors
  • Basic knowledge of control systems for electromechanical systems
  • Available for a six-month project
  • Able to commit at least 20 hours per week
  • Able to commute on-site to an office
  • Comply with confidentiality requirements

Responsibilities

  • Develop diagnostics for autonomous vehicle software
  • Design, develop, and test embedded software for body, thermal, lighting, and door functions
  • Contribute to prototyping, requirements capture, design, implementation, and validation
  • Collaborate to define, implement, and validate diagnostic requirements

Benefits

  • Benefits package offered by the vendor