Senior / Lead Firmware QA Engineer

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Role Overview

Senior / Lead Firmware Quality Assurance Engineer

cross-functional engineering teams

Key Responsibilities

• Work with

  new and emerging technologies

  critical to embedded product development.
• Collaborate closely with

  firmware, software, and hardware engineering teams

  to ensure seamless integration and high-quality outcomes.
• Review

  user stories, acceptance criteria, and product requirements

  with a customer-first mindset to ensure clarity, consistency, and testability.
• Partner with cross-functional product teams to

  validate requirements

  and ensure they can be effectively tested.
• Work alongside firmware engineers to understand design solutions and provide

  constructive feedback early

  in the development cycle.
• Participate in

  design discussions, UI/API reviews, firmware architecture reviews

  , and test case review sessions.
• Translate high-level product and system requirements into

  detailed test scenarios, comprehensive test plans, and structured test cases

  .

• Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate

  all testing activities across releases.
• Execute

  functional, integration, regression, and system-level testing

  for embedded firmware.
• Log, track, and manage defects in

  JIRA

  , ensuring thorough regression testing after resolution.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams to

  analyze system behavior and identify root causes

  of issues.
• Prepare

  accurate test status reports, quality metrics, and release readiness documentation

  for leadership.
• Continuously research and adopt

  new tools, technologies, and testing processes

  to enhance QA efficiency and effectiveness.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in

  Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

  , or a related field.

• 10+ years of hands-on experience

  in embedded firmware/software QA and/or firmware development.
• Strong expertise in

  testing embedded firmware, microcontrollers, RTOS-based systems, wireless devices, and hardware-software integration

  .
• In-depth understanding of

  embedded system architecture, communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, BLE, Wi-Fi), and firmware-hardware interaction

  .
• Proven experience designing and executing

  unit, integration, system, and regression test cases

  for firmware-driven products.
• Hands-on experience with

  firmware debugging tools, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers

  , and other EE-level diagnostics.
• Expertise in

  root cause analysis, test failure investigation, and log/system trace analysis

  .
• Ability to convert

  requirements into clear, detailed test plans, scenarios, and validation strategies

  .
• Proficiency in

  Python, shell scripting

  , or other scripting languages for test automation.
• Strong working knowledge of

  Unix/Linux systems, command-line tools, and system-level debugging

  .
• Experience with

  Jira, Confluence

  , or similar project and defect management tools.
• Excellent

  verbal and written communication skills

  , with the ability to provide clear technical feedback.
• Strong

  analytical thinking, critical reasoning, problem-solving

  , and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, fast learner, and capable of working

  independently and collaboratively

  in cross-functional teams.
• Enthusiastic about exploring

  new tools, technologies, and testing methodologies

  .