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Staff Validation & Tools Engineer - Embedded Firmware

ALSO· Software Engineering
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Hybrid (Palo Alto)$170k - $210kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Staff Validation & Tools Engineer - Embedded Firmware responsible for defining validation strategy, tooling architecture, and system-level quality for flagship and next-generation products. Build scalable validation frameworks spanning firmware, software, connectivity, mobile, cloud-adjacent systems, and HIL environments; lead validation planning, metrics, and root-cause analysis while mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Define the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for embedded firmware and software validation across product programs
  • Design, scale, and maintain SIL and HIL validation infrastructure to support automated system-level testing, regression coverage, release readiness, and issue reproduction
  • Build and evolve validation frameworks that improve test coverage, execution speed, reliability, traceability, and quality reporting across firmware and software releases
  • Establish clear validation metrics, including test coverage, pass/fail trends, defect escape rate, regression health, and release readiness indicators
  • Lead end-to-end validation planning for new features, firmware releases, connectivity workflows, and system-level product behavior
  • Partner with Hardware, Firmware, Systems, Mobile, Cloud, and Product teams to ensure requirements are testable, risks are understood, and validation plans are aligned before implementation
  • Lead technical root-cause analysis for complex system issues across hardware, firmware, embedded software, connectivity, and test infrastructure
  • Develop and improve automated test tooling using Python-based frameworks such as Robot Framework or Pytest, and integrate validation workflows into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar)
  • Use SIL/HIL environments, embedded debug tools, logs, sniffers, and hardware interfaces to reproduce, isolate, and resolve defects
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on validation strategy, debugging methods, test design, and quality ownership, and communicate validation status and release readiness to engineering and product leadership

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 8+ years in embedded software validation, firmware testing, software quality engineering, or validation tools development with leadership experience in validation strategy or test architecture for complex embedded/IoT platforms
  • Experience building or scaling automated validation frameworks for firmware, embedded software, system-level testing, or HIL environments
  • Strong understanding of embedded architectures, microcontrollers, bootloaders, firmware update flows, hardware/software interfaces, and board-level debug workflows (JTAG, serial, SWD, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes)
  • Experience validating connectivity, location services, or wireless technologies (cellular, Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, BLE, GNSS)
  • Strong programming/scripting skills in Python; experience with Robot Framework or Pytest
  • Working knowledge of CI/CD systems and automated validation workflows (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
  • Experience with SIL and HIL validation environments, including test execution, automation, reporting, defect reproduction, and regression analysis
  • Familiarity with test management, requirements management, and bug tracking tools; hands-on experience with automotive protocols (UDS, XCP, CAN, CAN-FD, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, USB-PD) and network analysis tools (Vector CANoe/CANalyzer)
  • Ability to lead root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, software, and connectivity, with strong communication skills

Skills

Required:Validation strategySIL/HIL infrastructurePythonRobot Framework / PytestCI/CD toolingEmbedded hardware debugging
Nice to have:Automotive protocols

Benefits

  • Robust health coverage — health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% with FSA & HSA options
  • One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates
  • Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny
  • Flexible time off
  • 401(k) match
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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