Senior Software Engineer in Test, Embedded Firmware

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the test infrastructure for firmware validation
• Ensure the health and functionality of various firmware test systems, including simulated firmware on Linux servers and real firmware on device
• Extend test system capabilities by creating new tests to improve coverage and enhancing instrumentation for better failure visibility
• Utilize a mix of technical skills including Python for test harnesses, C for firmware development, Linux for development systems, and git for source code management
• Bring expertise in embedded microcontroller systems for firmware operation
• Work with test systems attached to equipment capable of measuring parameters like power usage
• Possess familiarity with microcontroller circuit boards (e.g., Arduino-like devices), multimeters, benchtop power supplies, and electronic schematics to enhance testing capabilities
• Maintain web services for test coordination and result display, leveraging knowledge of REST APIs and web application development
• Complete any additional tasks as they arise

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience and/or certification in a related field
• 4+ years of relevant working experience
• Fluency in Python programming; familiarity with C
• Totally comfortable working on the Linux command-line, installing Linux from scratch, and Linux system administration
• Experience building and running tests in CI environments. Bonus: experience with automatic tests running on real embedded hardware
• Experience managing build systems and release processes
• Knowledge of tools of the trade: Docker, AWS, git
• Collaborative with the ability to work with diverse teams across the globe
• Have a “leave things better than you found them” philosophy
• Ability to balance speed and quality and knowing where to prioritize

Nice to Haves:

• Past experience with bare-metal programming on ARM Cortex M CPUs, and/or low power design
• Know your way around an oscilloscope and a multimeter, and how to read a hardware schematic
• Experience with SQL
• Experience instrumenting systems for performance measurement