# Software Development Engineer in Test, Platform Safety Assurance

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA
**Role:** QA Engineering
**Salary:** $138k – $212k/yr
**Skills:** Python, Hardware-In-The-Loop, Hil, Software-In-The-Loop, Sil, Grafana, Looker, Streamlit, CI/CD, Buildkite, Bamboo, Testrail
**Posted:** 2026-02-19

> Develop automation frameworks, tools, and dashboards for platform safety testing in autonomous vehicles using Python and HIL/SIL environments. Requires BS in engineering/CS and experience with test automation.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Create tools and web-apps to automate and streamline manual clearance processes.
- Propose tools and/or feature ideas to improve processes.
- Develop software for automated validation frameworks for system level testing in Hardware In the Loop (HIL), simulation environments, and post-processing of test data.
- Develop and maintain dashboards to illustrate progress against targets and highlight focus areas.
- Execute, triage, and debug automated verification and validation system tests.

## Qualifications
- B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
- Experience developing automated test frameworks and tools for HIL and/or SIL.
- Experience designing and developing automated dashboards using data visualization tools such as **Grafana** or **Looker**.
- Object-oriented programming experience in **Python**.
- Experience executing and debugging automated tests, preferably with embedded systems or Hardware-in-the-Loop.

## Bonus Qualifications
- Experience building tools and automation for verification and validation teams.
- Experience building web-apps with **Streamlit**.
- Experience with CI and build systems (e.g. **Bamboo**, **Buildkite**).
- Experience incorporating **AI** into end-to-end test automation frameworks.
- Familiarity with APIs in **Jira**, **Polarion**, **TestRail**.

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