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Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer

Sunnyvale💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-30 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design robust Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test cases and execute validation for AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive software stacks in automotive systems.

Role type

Mid to Senior Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer

Builds

Automated test suites, HIL test benches, and CI/CD integrated validation pipelines for automotive autonomy stacks.

Domain

Automotive software validation, embedded systems, AUTOSAR, functional safety

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

AUTOSAR (Classic/Adaptive) architecture, automotive communication protocols (CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet), Python scripting, embedded C reading, HIL/SIL testing, Linux command line, test case design, defect lifecycle management

Preferred skills

POSIX-based OS validation (QNX, PikeOS, INTEGRITY), functional safety (ASIL B/C/D), automotive cybersecurity (ISO 21434), diagnostic tools (CANoe, CANalyzer, TRACE32), CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), ALM platforms (Jira, Polarion)

Technologies

AUTOSAR, CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP, DoIP, Python, pytest, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CANoe, CANalyzer, TRACE32, Linux

Responsibilities

Design and execute validation strategies for AUTOSAR stacks; validate end-to-end automotive communication protocols; verify Safe OS, diagnostics, and functional safety features; perform functional, robustness, boundary, timing, and fault-injection testing; execute testing on HIL benches, SIL environments, and target hardware; develop and maintain automated Python test frameworks; integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines; investigate and debug software, communication stack, and hardware failures; collaborate with BSW, firmware, and functional safety teams to root-cause issues; author traceable test cases and validation documentation aligned with ASPICE.

Seniority

Mid to Senior level

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