Software Engineer, Test Automation Engineering

About the position

The Software Engineer, Test Automation position is part of a new team within the hardware organization, tasked with creating and supporting test automation software infrastructure and accompanying test cases to enable hardware and firmware verification and validation (V&V) across the entire product lifecycle. The framework is responsible for test deployment, UI, sequencing, logging, results and data visualization, and any other needs related to automated hardware and software V&V. The team is composed of highly motivated and skilled software engineers from various engineering backgrounds, working to define and build a scalable, robust, and full-featured automation framework. This role is critical to the company's success as it scales its hardware organization.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and test software framework features supporting automated electrical hardware and firmware V&V testing
• Develop robust, shareable, reliable automated hardware and firmware test cases
• Proactively drive down framework and test gaps and issues, increasing reliability and test coverage for the organization
• Model exemplary software development practices

Requirements

• B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 8 years of proven experience in hardware/software development and test, OR M.S. in relevant field and 6 years of experience, OR PhD in relevant field and 3 years of experience
• Highly proficient in Python programming

Nice-to-haves

• Strong debugging skills in mixed hardware/software environments, with hands-on experience using electrical engineering lab tools (e.g., multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers) for troubleshooting and validation
• Proficiency in C++ programming
• Experience in electrical hardware V&V, including manufacturing test, electrical validation, and reliability testing
• Experience in firmware V&V, including Hardware in the Loop testing
• Experience with cloud based CI (e.g. Buildkite) integration
• Experience with hardware test asset management systems: automated bench reservations, deployments, health checks, etc.

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Equity compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package