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Afero · 1 month ago

Firmware Engineer in Test

Los Altos, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$185K/yr - $230K/yr

10+ years exp

Afero is a leading PaaS for IoT manufacturers and brands, focused on making devices smart and secure. The Firmware Engineer in Test will be responsible for designing and deploying test frameworks for system firmware on hardware platforms, significantly impacting the quality and effectiveness of the company's engineering efforts.

HardwareInternetInternet of ThingsMobile

Responsibilities

Designing, developing, setting up and deploying test frameworks to test system firmware running on hardware platforms

Independently digging into complexity, building new solutions, and increasing effectiveness in a collaborative environment

Testing firmware running on devices (preferably consumer electronics devices)

Designing automated test set ups for validating complex firmware interacting with hardware

Developing Python-based automation for embedded systems, and familiarity with PySerial, libusb, and python object classes for implementing low level APIs

Testing boot loaders, and device drivers for embedded devices (RTOS and/or Linux)

Working with test frameworks of end to end testing of devices with other system components such as cloud and mobile apps

Designing automation labs to run validation tests, and to collect performance metrics

Influencing adoption of scalable test methodologies which drive clear impact on organizational effectiveness

Writing clear and well-constructed bug reports, test cases, and documentation

Working independently as well as contributing to the success of the team

Interacting with the entire Engineering team, while managing and prioritizing your own tasks in a fast-paced environment

Inventing imaginative but reality-based tests is a plus

Creating HIL (Hardware In the Loop) test rigs as well as specification and creation of hardware models to facilitate scalable testing is a plus

Creating test rigs to test wireless network functionality of embedded devices to test resiliency is a plus

Qualification

Firmware testingAutomated testingPython automationEmbedded systemsTest frameworksUser empathyCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

10+ years of experience testing firmware running on devices (preferably consumer electronics devices) with at least 3 years of direct experience designing, setting up, and running automated testing of devices with embedded firmware

Expertise designing automated test set ups for validating complex firmware interacting with hardware

Expertise designing, developing and setting up automated tests for firmware validation

Expertise developing Python-based automation for embedded systems, and familiarity with PySerial, libusb, and python object classes for implementing low level APIs, etc

Experience testing boot loaders, and device drivers for embedded devices (RTOS and/or Linux)

Comfortable working with test frameworks of end to end testing of devices with other system components such as cloud and mobile apps

Experience designing automation labs to run validation tests, and to collect performance metrics

Demonstrated ability to influence adoption of scalable test methodologies which drive clear impact on organizational effectiveness

Strong verbal and written communication skills - you'll need to write clear and well-constructed bug reports, test cases, and documentation

Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as contributing to the success of the team - you'll interact with the entire Engineering team, while managing and prioritizing your own tasks in a fast-paced environment

The role is local to the SF Bay area, and requires in-office work 3 days per week at the company headquarters in Los Altos, CA

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S

Preferred

Empathy for users, an eye for usability, and ability to invent imaginative but reality-based tests is a plus

Experience with any form of test automation for IOT devices is a plus

Experience creating HIL (Hardware In the Loop) test rigs as well as specification and creation of hardware models to facilitate scalable testing is a plus

Experience creating test rigs to test wireless network functionality of embedded devices to test resiliency is a plus