Firmware Validation Engineer

Foster City, CA, US • Posted 14 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago
Contract W2
On-site
$111.59/hr
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  • Firmware Validation Engineer

Summary

Job description
The ideal candidate is an experienced firmware or embedded systems validation engineer with strong hands-on testing, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills. You're comfortable working with connectivity technologies, analyzing complex logs, and independently driving defects from initial reproduction through verification and regression testing.

As a Firmware Validation Engineer, you'll:
  • Execute functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing of audio and streaming features across bench and in-vehicle environments.
  • Develop and maintain test cases and suites, identify under-tested functionality, and systematically expand coverage as features evolve.
  • Reproduce and root-cause defects using tools such as Wireshark, DLT, ADB, HCI/Bluetooth traces, and vehicle logs before handing issues off to firmware owners.
  • Own first-line triage of audio and streaming issues reported from the field, reproducing problems in the lab, narrowing their scope, and partnering with fleet support, diagnostics, and firmware teams to drive resolution.
  • Manage defects through the full lifecycle in Jira, including clear reproduction steps, supporting logs, severity rationale, fix verification, and regression follow-up.
  • Maintain test benches, in-vehicle rigs, and diagnostic setups while partnering with firmware leads, product managers, and integration teams to align on feature readiness and defect priorities.
Required skills
Key Responsibilities: Manual feature validation: Execute functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing for Audio and streaming features on bench and in-vehicle. Test content development: Author new test cases, expand existing test suites, and keep test documentation current as features evolve. Coverage gap closure: Identify untested or under-tested paths in the existing suites and systematically add coverage; track coverage health for each feature track. Root cause analysis: Reproduce defects, capture and analyze logs (Wireshark, DLT, ADB, HCI/Bluetooth traces, vehicle logs), and isolate root cause before handing off to firmware owners. Field issue triage: Own first-line triage for Audio and Streaming feature fleet issues - reproduce in lab, narrow scope, and drive issues to closure in partnership with fleet support, diagnostics, and firmware teams. Defect lifecycle: Manage defects end-to-end in JIRA - clear reproduction steps, attached logs, severity rationale, fix verification, and regression follow-up. Test infrastructure: Maintain test benches, in-vehicle rigs, and diagnostic setups so they stay release-ready. Cross-functional communication: Partner with firmware leads, product managers, and integration partners to align on feature readiness and defect priority.
Business driver of role
Required Qualifications: BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related; 8+ years in a hands-on validation/QA engineering role on firmware or embedded products. Validation depth: Demonstrated experience writing and executing test plans/cases, identifying and closing coverage gaps, and managing defects through the full lifecycle. Connectivity background (any flavor): Hands-on validation experience in at least one connectivity domain - Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular (LTE/5G), GNSS, or vehicle networking. Root-cause skill: Strong log triage and debugging instincts; comfortable with Wireshark, DLT, ADB, and similar tooling. Field triage experience: Track record of reproducing and isolating defects reported from production/field environments. Python scripting sufficient to automate repetitive checks and parse logs; comfortable on Linux/Ubuntu. Strong defect-tracking discipline (JIRA/Confluence) and experience in agile release cycles.
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  • Dice Id: comrise
  • Position Id: 2026-28087
  • Posted 14 hours ago
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