Firmware & C++ Development Intern

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. As a Firmware or C++ Development Intern, you will work on designing, developing, and testing embedded software for various teams to ensure a seamless and highly-automated experience for the Zoox vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test embedded software for body, thermal, lighting, and door functions of the Zoox vehicle
• Integrate supplier sub-systems into the Zoox software stack
• Work cross-functionally with vehicle engineers, controls engineers, software engineers, validation engineers, and other experts
• Develop and test embedded software for ECU software platform bring-up
• Work cross-functionally with electrical engineers, other firmware engineers, validation engineers, and other experts
• Design and implement real-time software systems in C++ to manage autonomous vehicle ride states, passenger interactions and vehicle control interfaces
• Analyze system performance metrics and telemetry data to optimize software efficiency, troubleshoot issues, and make data-driven decisions for improving ride management systems
• Partner cross-functionally with vehicle software teams, cloud engineers, Product Management, Technical Program Management, UX Design, Quality Assurance and Feature Integration teams to deliver integrated solutions

Skills

• Currently working towards a B.S., M.S., Ph.D., or advanced degree in a relevant engineering program
• Must be returning to school to continue your education upon completing this internship
• Good academic standing
• Able to commit to a 12-week internship beginning in May or June of 2026
• At least one previous industry internship, co-op, or project completed in a relevant area
• Ability to relocate to the Bay Area, California or San Diego for the duration of the internship
• Interns at Zoox may not use any proprietary information they are working on as part of their thesis, any published work with their university, or to be distributed to anyone outside of Zoox
• Strong embedded C/C++ programming experience
• Experience in modern C++ development on Linux systems
• Experience with embedded micro-controllers and/or microprocessors (ARM, PowerPC)
• Understanding of sensors and actuators
• Experience or knowledge of real-time embedded operating systems (ex: FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS, QNX, Linux, etc)
• Experience with modern software development practices (Git, CI/CD, code review), automated testing and validation methodologies and cross-team collaboration
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze requirements and propose technical solutions
• Experience with Monitoring Tools (e.g., building/optimizing dashboards and alerts using Grafana)

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Housing stipend
• Relocation assistance will be offered based on eligibility

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