# Diagnostics Serviceability Engineer

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $138k – $192k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Vehicle Diagnostics, Automotive Diagnostic Tools, Can, Lin, Controller Programming, Diagnostic Test Tools, Electrical Schematics, Pinouts, Product Validation, Process Validation
**Posted:** 2026-09-03

> Drives vehicle design for serviceability by defining diagnostics requirements, developing diagnostic and controller-programming tools, and improving repair workflows. Requires a relevant engineering or automotive degree and at least five years of vehicle diagnostics experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Establish diagnostics requirements for electronic control modules and I/O in collaboration with Manufacturing, Validation, and Product Development teams.
- Design, develop, and validate on-board and off-board diagnostic test tools for diagnostic codes, alerts, and control functions.
- Develop standardized technical requirements and process flows for controller programming tools.
- Partner with Service Documentation to create diagnostic, programming, and repair procedures.
- Improve wiring-system serviceability, including bundle routing, connectors, terminals, retention clips, and schematics.
- Participate in defining requirements related to vehicle serviceability.
- Engage with field technicians to identify service challenges and improve diagnostic strategies, tools, and workflows.

## Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or Automotive Technology.
- 5+ years of relevant vehicle diagnostics experience.
- Proficiency with automotive diagnostic tools or equipment design.
- Experience with vehicle communication networking protocols and related tools.
- Ability to interpret schematics, electrical diagrams, connector end views, and pinouts.
- Experience designing and developing products through the product lifecycle, including product and process validation.

## Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with service information, diagnostics, or technical authoring.
- Practical technical or field diagnostic experience.

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