Senior Firmware Verification and Validation Engineer

Senior Firmware Verification and Validation Engineer

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Job Summary

Senior Firmware Verification and Validation Engineer

Coverage of testing:

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain automated test frameworks in

  Python / pytest

  for both software and hardware-integrated systems.
• Creating a test plan (Feature, integration, sanity, and system testing)
• Develop and execute

  SIL

  and

  HIL

  test plans to validate embedded firmware and system software.
• Integrate automated testing into

  Jenkins

  and

  GitHub Actions

  CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform final validation (smoke tests, sanity checks) in production-like environment.
• Monitor post-release behaviour, capture any anomalies, Orchestrate post-release verification/validation (post-implementation review).
• Manage cloud-based and on-premises test infrastructure using

  AWS

  (EC2, S3, CloudWatch).
• Generate detailed test reports (

  Allure

  ,

  pytest-html

  ,

  JUnit

  ) and integrate them into dashboards.
• Configure and maintain

  Slack notifications

  , email alerts, and build-status tracking.
• Collaborate with developers to define test coverage, improve reliability, and reduce regression defects.

• Mentor junior team members in test automation, CI pipelines, and system-level testing

  .

• Drive test data analysis, root cause identification, and quality metrics reporting.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with

  Linux environments

  and

  shell scripting

  .
• Hands on experience working with the hardware platforms

  iMX8, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, PIC24

• Proficient with

  json

  data handling,

  Google Protobufs, Rest APIs, HTTP

• Hands on experience with YAML file syntax
• Experience with CI/CD, integrating automated tests into build pipelines
• Proficient in

  pytest

  ,

  Google Test

  , or similar automation framework
• Hands-on experience with

  SIL

  and

  HIL

  testing tools/environments.
• Familiarity with

  hardware interfacing

  ,

  communication protocols

  (UART, SPI, IC, Ethernet

  , WiFi, BLE

  ).
• Experience in

  Jenkins

  ,

  GitHub Actions

  , and

  Git

  .
• Knowledge of

  AWS

  -based build/test infrastructure.

• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills

  .
• Experience with debugging tools (JTAG / SWD, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes)
• Experience with

  Docker

  or containerized test environments.
• Familiarity with

  Agile methodologies

  and tools like

  Git

  ,

  JIRA

  , etc.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in different time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with

  hardware simulators

  ,

  virtual environments

  , or

  hardware abstraction layers

  .
• Previous experience mentoring or leading Firmware Test Verification and Validation teams.
• Bachelor of Engineering degree in

  Computer Science

  ,

  Electronics

  , or related field.

• 7-10 years

  of hands-on experience in

  embedded systems testing preferably with IOT devices.

• Experience in providing

  Metrics

  and

  Dashboards

• Include KPI ownership
• Test Automation Coverage
• Total FW Tests
• Defect leakage; ways to improve
• Experience with

  End-to-End integration Testing

• Collaboration with Mobile App and Cloud QA teams for integrated FW - Cloud- App validation.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Experience with security in embedded / cryptography, secure boot, OTA update
• Modern C++ (preferably version 17/20) experience and understanding of firmware code.
• Experience with test coverage tools,

  LDRA

  ,

  VectorCAST

  or similar tools.