# Manager, Firmware Engineering

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $241k – $289k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Firmware Engineering, C, C++, Iso 26262, Hara, Fmea, Ecu, Automotive Software, Embedded Systems, Systems Engineering
**Posted:** 2026-05-06

> Hands-on manager leading firmware, software, and systems engineers on vehicle compute platforms at Zoox. Drives projects from feasibility to rollout, collaborating across hardware, safety, and autonomy teams. Requires 10+ years engineering (5+ management) and firmware expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Manage a team of firmware, software, and systems engineers delivering high-impact designs across multiple vehicle compute platforms.
- Work across the entire project lifecycle, from initial feasibility studies to product rollout and ongoing support.
- Collaborate with hardware/electrical engineering, power, vehicle systems integration, safety, firmware, production software, and autonomy teams.
- Work with external automotive providers, tools, and library vendors to select solutions.
- Represent the Software Platforms and Product organization on internal technical and product boards.

## Qualifications

- **10+ years** of engineering experience, with **5+ years** of engineering management experience.
- Hands-on experience with firmware engineering, including design, bring-up, feature development, deployment, and ongoing support.
- Experience working with hardware and electrical engineering teams (design input, schematic review, requirements development).
- Automotive or safety-critical software/firmware development experience (e.g., **ISO 26262**), including HARA and FMEA processes.
- **C** and **C++**.

## Bonus Qualifications

- Experience designing complex engineering systems across multiple ECUs, including networking and time sync considerations.

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