Part-Time Student Worker – Hardware Software Integration Engineer at Zoox
Hayward
$30/hrfrom the description
Jul 7, 2026
Hayward
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A part-time student worker role focused on manufacturing test infrastructure at an autonomous vehicle company. Day-to-day work involves running and coordinating validation cycles, providing on-call factory support, and triaging stability issues in hardware/firmware test systems. Suited to students currently enrolled in an engineering or robotics program who are comfortable with Linux, Git, and navigating complex technical systems.
Junior level · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 430 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 320–550
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $136,293 (middle half $104,938–$171,398). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
This is explicitly a part-time student worker contract position (not an internship), staffed through a third-party vendor at $30/hr, minimum 20 hours/week, minimum 3-month assignment.
The posting states candidates must be currently enrolled in a B.S. or M.S. program — this is an enrollment requirement, not a completed degree requirement, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The primary work is executing and coordinating validation cycles for manufacturing test infrastructure and acting as on-call support for factory operations — a test/systems operations role. The SOC is a judgment call: the role is closer to systems/test operations (15-1244) than software development, but there is some ambiguity given the test infrastructure context.
Linux, Git, and Jira are listed under the main Qualifications section and treated as hard gates. Autonomous vehicles/robotics experience and HIL/simulation experience appear under 'Bonus Qualifications' and are preferred.
The posting mentions on-site work at 'one of our office locations'; Zoox's primary engineering hub is Foster City/San Jose, CA, though Las Vegas is also mentioned as an operational market. The CBSA reflects the San Jose metro as the most likely engineering site.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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