Embedded Software Engineer - Drive Systems
Zoox · Hybrid
MeritLog read this listing from Zoox's Lever job board and last checked it on September 12, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- Hybrid
- Salary
- $137,000 - $207,000
- Location
- Foster City, CA
- Occupation
- Software Developers(O*NET 15-1252.00)
Hiring context
How this role compares at Zoox
Zoox has 245 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 11 job families, and 128 of them are in engineering. 230 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 94%.
This role's posted range of $137,000 - $207,000 sits above 14% of the 223 other Zoox roles quoted over the same currency and period.
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Job description
Zoox is looking for an embedded software engineer to join our Firmware Drive Systems team. Drive Systems owns the critical path from autonomous trajectory to vehicle motion - taking a trajectory from our AI stack and translating it into drive control actuator commands (motor torques, brake torques, steering angles, and more), arbitrating between control sources (our nominal AI stack, in-house remote controller, and test sources like drive-by-wire and trajectory spoofing), and continuously monitoring the safety of trajectory execution and drive control ECUs. We are looking for people who are passionate about working with hardware and developing production-quality, safety-critical code for complex dynamic systems. Drive Systems engineers literally make the robot move. Whether a Zoox robot is in service carrying riders, staging at a depot, undergoing critical testing on test tracks, or freshly off the assembly line, this team ensures it drives safely and reliably.
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