Embedded Software Engineer / Tech lead, Onboard Test Automation

About the role

The role involves designing, developing, and executing automated tests for onboard software subsystems (OS, middleware, sensors, and integration points), validating software behavior on embedded hardware platforms within hardware-in-the-loop environments, collaborating with software engineers to identify test gaps, enabling developer self-service testing by contributing to CI pipelines and reusable test frameworks, and supporting expansion of test coverage.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated tests for onboard software subsystems (OS, middleware, sensors, and integration points)
• Validate software behavior on embedded hardware platforms within hardware-in-the-loop environments
• Collaborate with software engineers to identify test gaps and build coverage for new and existing features
• Debug and triage system-level issues across software and hardware boundaries
• Enable developer self-service testing by contributing to CI pipelines and reusable test frameworks
• Support expansion of test coverage by leveraging existing validation tests and shifting them earlier in the development cycle

Requirements

• Experience testing embedded software systems, ideally on Linux or QNX-based platforms
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages for test development and automation
• Experience working with embedded hardware platforms and understanding hardware/software interactions
• Proven ability to debug and triage complex issues across system layers
• Understanding of software testing principles, including automation, integration testing, and system validation

Qualifications

• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing environments
• Familiarity with sensor systems or data pipelines (e.g., camera, radar, or similar)
• Experience working with CI/CD systems (e.g., Buildkite) and test pipeline integration
• Exposure to robotics, autonomous systems, or real-time software environments

Skills

• Experience testing embedded software systems, ideally on Linux or QNX-based platforms
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages for test development and automation
• Experience working with embedded hardware platforms and understanding hardware/software interactions
• Proven ability to debug and triage complex issues across system layers
• Understanding of software testing principles, including automation, integration testing, and system validation
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing environments
• Familiarity with sensor systems or data pipelines (e.g., camera, radar, or similar)
• Experience working with CI/CD systems (e.g., Buildkite) and test pipeline integration
• Exposure to robotics, autonomous systems, or real-time software environments

Benefits

• Full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA (hybrid)
• Reasonably estimated salary range: $209,700 to $311,400
• A competitive equity package

Pay

• Reasonably estimated salary range: $209,700 to $311,400

Schedule

• Full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA (hybrid)