Senior SDET Firmware Automation

Skills

About the Role

You will own the firmware test automation architecture and roadmap. You will build production-quality automation, operate hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure, integrate firmware testing into CI/CD, analyze results and failures, influence testability, define diagnostics, mentor engineers, and document the test architecture.

Requirements

• Have 8+ years of professional software development experience on embedded products, including test frameworks and infrastructure
• Have a BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Have architected and built an automation framework or HIL system from scratch that is adopted and used daily
• Have strong Python experience with fixture and abstraction layers, hardware drivers, and plugin or configuration architectures
• Have working fluency in embedded C/C++
• Have experience owning CI/CD pipelines that run tests on physical hardware
• Have a track record of delivering robust automation under fast-changing requirements and hardware
• Have the capacity to comply with federally mandated U.S. export control requirements

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and roadmap for the firmware test automation framework
• Design and build stable automation for firmware features and hardware
• Build and operate hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure
• Define test strategy, plans, reporting, and test-plan reviews
• Integrate firmware testing into CI/CD
• Own framework reliability and flaky-test metrics
• Build result, telemetry, and log pipelines for triage and release decisions
• Debug failures across firmware, boards, instruments, fixtures, and test code
• Participate in firmware design reviews to improve testability and diagnostics
• Integrate with CMIS, OpenBMC, and DMTF interfaces
• Define diagnostics and monitoring architecture for photonic transceivers
• Mentor engineers and write documentation for non-specialists

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care plan including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement savings matching program
• Life insurance including basic, voluntary, and AD&D coverage
• Generous time off including vacation, sick time, and public holidays
• Paid family leave
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Commuter benefits
• Flexible hybrid workplace model
• Equity grants for eligible full-time employees