PT Student Worker-Robot Platform Validation

Zoox • Foster City, CA

1d • $30 • Onsite

About The Position

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.
About Our Part Time Student Worker Program
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.
Project Overview
This opportunity is in the area of Robot validation which includes HW/FW/SW validation. PT Student-Workers on this team will have the chance to work on current and new robot platforms.

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.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Python, LLMs, AI based coding tools, basic principles of electronic HW validation
• Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S., in a relevant engineering field.
• Plan to return to school after completing the program.
• Available to commit to 6 months 20 hours a week.
• Located in Foster City and able to come in 3X a week.
• Student Worker may not use proprietary Zoox information in university theses, publications, or share it outside.

Nice To Haves

• Automotive ECU knowledge, tools such as Polarion, Jira, Confluence, Testrail, and robot Verification & validation methods

Responsibilities

• Analyze issues encountered on the robot platform all the way from build to field runs
• Understand the root cause for why the issues escaped to the robot level and recommend changes to our current validation methodology
• Use LLMs and AI for analyzing the issues and developing dashboards
• Work with one or more of Hardware and FW validation teams, manufacturing, supply chain and fleet operations teams at Zoox

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees