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Firmware Validation Engineer who designs and executes test plans across HiL, Dyno, and vehicle layers to validate embedded software functionality and safety against requirements.

About this role

As a Firmware Validation Engineer,you will validate firmware functionality at the component, subsystem and system level, ensuring features operate reliably within the broader vehicle platform. This includes testing embedded applications, control logic, and feature integrations across hardware interfaces, sensors, and actuators to confirm they meet functional, performance, and safety requirements. Your work directly impacts the quality and readiness of customer-facing features by catching issues early, improving integration stability, and ensuring smooth delivery of these features to internal customers. Through close collaboration with firmware developers, systems engineers and cross-functional teams, you will help deliver robust and reliable features to production.

In this role, you will:

Define and develop comprehensive test plans based on requirements, trace testcases to requirements, set pass/fail criteria and refine requirements based on test outcomes

Develop and implement test plans on multiple test layers (HiL, Dyno, Vehicle)

Define tooling needs to execute tests and evaluate results efficiently

Collaborate with system, firmware & hardware engineers to ensureimplementations meet requirements and desired functionality in accordance withproduct requirements.

Investigate firmware issues through data analysis and issue reproduction

Qualifications

BS degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or Systems Engineering

2+ years of experience in developing or testing embedded software

Test automation with Python or other scripting languages

Experience writing code with source control (Git)

Hands-on technical experience debugging complex systems involving networkedmicroprocessors and software-controlled electrical or electromechanical devices

Experience parsing and analyzing log data/source code and identifying rootcause.

Positive attitude, team player, and ability to quickly adapt to changes

Bonus Qualifications

Working knowledge of components/systems such as drive unit, power steering, actuators, braking systems, powertrain and their interactions.

Experience with Python testing frameworks (Robot, pytest, etc.)

Experience with continuous integration/deployment systems

Experience using tools such as JIRA, TestRail, Polarion/JAMA/Doors, XRAY, etc.

Experience in systems validation or integration

Ability to develop test plans based on FMEA/vehicle safety concepts analysis

Skills

CI/CDData AnalysisDebugging Complex SystemsDOORSDyno TestingEmbedded SoftwareFMEAGitHIL TestingIssue ReproductionJiraLog ParsingNetworked MicroprocessorsPolarionPytestPythonRobot FrameworkTest AutomationTestRailVehicle TestingXray

Firmware Validation Engineer

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