Lidar Software Test Engineer

Overview

Role:
Lidar Software Test Engineer Contractor

Location:

Onsite in Foster City, CA | 5 days in office. Domestic travel will be required.

The Advanced Hardware Engineering Lidar Team is looking for a Software Test Engineer Contractor to develop, optimize, and maintain the testing software our Lidar Team relies on. This role will be responsible for developing a scalable codebase while building robust tools and scripts crucial for hardware testing and data analysis. Your contributions will have a direct and significant impact on our team s efficiency and data quality.

• 5+ years of experience in software or computer engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency in scripting languages, particularly Python.
• Experience with software development for hardware control and mass data processing.
• Strong understanding of communication protocols such as TCP, UDP, and HTTP.
• Experience in developing software tools, packet decoders, and PCAP parsers.
• Experience organizing, structuring, optimizing, and maintaining a codebase, promoting scalability and usability for tool users.
• Excellent documentation and written communication skills.

• Familiarity with modern software development practices, including CI/CD and automated testing.
• Experience working with large-scale data processing and analysis systems.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Previous experience in the autonomous vehicle or robotics industry.

• Lidar Hardware Testing
• Scalable Test Software Development
• Python Scripting
• Network Protocol Implementation (TCP/UDP/HTTP)
• Packet Decoding & PCAP Parsing
• Large-Scale Data Processing
• Test Automation & CI/CD
• Documentation & Technical Writing
• Codebase Organization & Optimization
• Autonomous Vehicle Systems Knowledge

• Python
• AWS
• CI/CD (Jenkins / Git Lab CI)
• Automated Testing Frameworks
• Git / Version Control
• Linux / Unix
• TCP / UDP / HTTP
• PCAP Parsing Tools (Wireshark / Scapy)
• Data Processing Libraries (Pandas / Num Py)
• Shell Scripting

Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Robotics. Preferred:
Master s in Computer Science, Master s in Electrical Engineering, Master s in Robotics, Master s in Software Engineering.

• Autonomous Vehicles
• Robotics
• Lidar Sensor Technology
• Hardware Engineering
• Data Analysis for Sensor Systems