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Block · 1 day ago

Sr. Firmware Test Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$185K/yr - $327K/yr

5+ years exp

Block is a company focused on accelerating the world's transition to an open economy with innovative products. They are seeking a Senior Firmware Test Engineer to ensure the hardware and embedded software for their mining products are functioning correctly and to collaborate with various engineering teams on testing and validation processes.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Focus on ensuring the hardware and embedded software for our mining products are working as intended

Work closely with electrical engineers and manufacturing test engineers to conduct failure analysis on prototypes and EVT units

Work closely with mechanical and firmware engineers to test the reliability and performance of our mining products

Work closely with our tech ops team to conduct analysis on defects reported in the field

Define test cases and comprehensive test plans for our mining products

Create software tools that can automate the process of validating hardware features and firmware used by the device

Travel to factory sites and testing facilities for up to 25% of the year

Qualification

Embedded LinuxElectronics communication protocolsDebugging toolsAutomated testingTest case writingPythonGoCRustBitcoin miningCommunication skills

Required

5+ years of relevant professional experience in electronics and/or software industries

Understanding of product requirements and the ability to create testing strategies and platforms to ensure product compliance

Experience with electronics communications protocols (e.g. SPI, UART, I2C, USB)

Experience with debugging tools (e.g. JTAG, SWD, GDB integrations)

Experience working with embedded Linux

Experience with writing test cases and test plans

Excellent communication skills and empathy for team members and customers

Experience using Python, Go, C, or Rust in automated testing, build systems, or device firmware communication

Degree in CS, CE, EE, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred

Knowledge of Bitcoin mining

Experience with oscilloscopes, logic probes, logic analyzers, and digital multimeters

Experience with tools used for automating API testing

Experience with tools used for web front-end testing

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

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Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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