Firmware Validation Engineer - Brake & Steering

Foster City, CA, US • Posted 4 hours ago • Updated 51 minutes ago
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$89.87/hr
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  • Firmware Validation Engineer - Brake & Steering

Summary

Job description
The ideal candidate has a strong background in automotive controls and validation, with hands-on experience troubleshooting complex hardware, software, and firmware issues. You are highly collaborative, technically driven, and comfortable working with suppliers and engineering teams to drive issues through resolution.

As a Firmware Validation Engineer - Brake & Steering, you'll:
  • Develop and maintain brake and steering subsystem technical specifications in collaboration with suppliers and internal engineering teams.
  • Partner with suppliers to develop and adapt validation plans, execute regression testing, and ensure firmware changes meet program and release milestones.
  • Lead firmware defect resolution and impact assessments, working across architecture and systems engineering teams to troubleshoot complex issues.
  • Develop and support diagnostic scripts and tools used for system testing and validation.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional experts across mechatronics, robotics, computer vision, and AI to support system integration and continuous improvement.
Required skills
  • In this role, you will: Develop and maintain thorough brake and steering sub-system level technical specifications through collaboration with suppliers and internal company teams.
  • Contribute to the development of diagnostic scripts and tools Collaborate with suppliers to adapt test plans to validate firmware changes and perform regression testing in time to meet project goals.
  • Lead supplier firmware defects resolution & impact assessments by leveraging company architecture & system design teams
  • Engage with experts in AI, Mechatronics, Computer Vision, and Robotics across company teams to leverage collective expertise and drive innovation.
Business driver of role
  • Qualifications: BS or MS in engineering or a related field and 6+ years of experience within the automotive or similar industry
  • Track record debugging ambiguous, multi-faceted problems involving hardware, software, and firmware.
  • Experience with automotive actuator controls & validation methods
  • Experience with the implementation of various test methodologies and developing and operating HIL test assets Knowledge of automotive program development, release processes, and long-term schedule planning
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: comrise
  • Position Id: 2026-27934
  • Posted 4 hours ago
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