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Staff Validation & Tools Engineer - Embedded Firmware

ALSO· Software Engineering
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Palo Alto$225k - $260kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Staff Validation & Tools Engineer focused on Embedded Firmware and Software Validation. Owns the validation strategy, tooling architecture, and system-level quality approach for flagship and next-generation products. Hands-on role to build and scale validation frameworks across firmware, software, connectivity, mobile, cloud-adjacent systems, and HIL environments; partners with HW, Firmware, Systems, Product, Mobile, Cloud, and Test Engineering to improve testability, traceability, release readiness, and early issue detection.

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, automation coverage, 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, Pytest, or similar tools.
  • Integrate validation workflows into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar systems to enable repeatable, scalable release validation.
  • 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, automation best practices, and quality ownership.
  • Communicate validation status, technical risks, quality trends, and release readiness clearly to engineering and product leadership.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

Skills

Required:Validation strategySIL/HIL validationAutomated testing frameworksCI/CDEmbedded systems

Benefits

  • Robust health coverage — excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO 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 Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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