Zoox
Wireless Firmware Validation Engineer
$206K–$240K
Foster City, CA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of industry experience in wireless validation or embedded systems test engineering.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a similar discipline.
About the job
Own validation, optimization, and debugging of the autonomous fleet’s telematics connectivity systems, ensuring reliable wireless performance from lab testing through fleet deployment.
What you'll do
- Design and execute integration and test plans, including network-emulation campaigns to find cellular edge cases and performance issues.
- Debug cross-layer wireless problems, validate system interfaces, and recommend solutions.
- Develop log-analysis frameworks and automation scripts, and collaborate on software, firmware, and integration specifications.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a similar discipline.
- 10+ years of industry experience in wireless validation or embedded systems test engineering.
- Expertise in 3GPP cellular (4G-LTE, 5G-NR), Wi-Fi, and Satellite feature testing and protocol-layer debugging.
- Experience with LTE/5G protocol stacks, cellular analysis tools and network emulators, plus Python or Shell scripting.
Nice to have
- Experience in an embedded Linux or Yocto Project environment, or in autonomous vehicles, telematics, or IoT.
- Familiarity with Bluetooth or BLE; track record of mentoring or improving validation practices.
Pay
USD 206,000–240,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
3GPP, 4G-LTE, 5G-NR, Wi-Fi, Satellite, QXDM, Wireshark, Python
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