Sr. Test Engineer

Universal Electronics Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Electronics Inc. in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Test Engineer to validate IoT, HVAC, and BLE-enabled embedded products across firmware, device, mobile app and cloud APIs.

You will design test plans, execute manual and automated tests, build Python automation scripts, maintain test environments, analyze failures, and support release readiness with firmware, hardware, cloud and program teams.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech in E&C/EE/Instrumentation with 4–8 years in testing.
• Hands-on testing of embedded products (STLC), BLE and IoT devices.
• Experience with test automation in embedded platforms and Python scripting is desirable.
• Familiarity with Linux-based tools and hardware test environments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain test plans, cases, and execution reports.
• Perform functional, regression, system, and API validation across devices and cloud interfaces.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks with Python.
• Set up and maintain lab environments with hardware simulators and measurement tools.
• Analyze failures, capture logs, track defects, and support timely resolution.
• Review requirements to improve coverage, risk-based testing, and release criteria.
• Ensure adherence to Agile practices and release-readiness requirements.

Skills

Embedded testing

Test automation

Python scripting

BLE/IoT knowledge

Manual testing

STLC

Education

BE/BTech in E&C/EE/Instrumentation

Tools

Linux tooling

CI/CD concepts

Hardware simulators

Job description

At UEI you will be part of a world class team that is working to innovate and revolutionize the meaning of ‘wireless control’. Whether it’s via chips, software licenses or turnkey products, we are continuing to reinvent how consumers interact with devices and services in their home.

Each day we make the connected home smarter, easier to connect and use, and more sustainable. Wedelight our Fortune 100 customers such as Comcast, Apple, Samsung, Google, Vivint and Daikin with ground breaking wireless technology solutions such as advanced, voice-enabled remote controls, cloud control solutions, extreme low power Bluetooth silicon with energy harvesting capabilities, smart thermostats and sensors and many other IoT solutions.

The Senior Test Engineer will be responsible for hands‑on validation of IoT, HVAC, BLE‑enabled embedded products across firmware devices, connectivity, mobile application and cloud/API. The role requires suitable candidate with 4 to 8 years of experience in embedded product manual testing and test automation, with the ability to independently design test cases, execute manual and automated tests, analyse failures, and contribute to release readiness. The engineer will work closely with firmware, hardware, cloud, mobile app, and program teams to ensure reliable product behaviour.

Responsibilities :

• Prepare and maintain test plans, test cases, test execution reports, and other supporting documents on the projects tested.
• Perform functional, regression, system, integration, interoperability, performance, reliability, and release validation testing across device, firmware, mobile app and cloud APIs
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks using Python/ suitable automation tools for embedded, device-level, API, and regression test coverage, including CI/CD integration where applicable.
• Set up and maintain test environments comprising lab equipment, hardware‑ simulators, protocol analysers, sniffers, power measurement tools, and environmental test chambers that are required for embedded and connected‑product validation.
• Analyse failures, capture logs/traces, isolate defects, support root‑cause analysis, track issues to closure using defect‑management tools, and work closely with firmware, hardware, cloud, mobile app, product, and program teams for timely resolution.
• Review requirements, software specifications, architecture/design inputs, and user scenarios to improve test coverage, traceability, risk‑based testing, and verification of release criteria.
• Ensure adherence to software quality processes, test documentation standards, Agile/Scrum practices, and organizational release‑readiness requirements.

Qualifications/Skills :

• BE/BTechin E&C / E&E/Instrumentation Engineering
• 4 to 8 years of industry experience in testing
• Hands on experience on Embedded product (STLC), microcontroller and microprocessor knowledge is essential. Test experience on BLE, IoT devices are must
• Hands on Test Automation is must on embedded platform and Python Scripting experience is desirable
• Basic knowledge of analog /digital hardware, C and assembly awareness is desirable
• Good computer skills along with an understanding of basic hardware tools
• Knowledge of using the Linux based tool and test exposure to devices such as HVAC, sensors, STB etc will be an added advantage

Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC) is the worldwide leader in universal control and sensing technologies for the smart home. Its broad portfolio of patents includes QuickSet® software that utilizes the world’s most complete knowledge graph to detect and interact with thousands of entertainment and smart home devices. The company designs, develops, and manufactures innovative products that are used by the world’s leading brands in the audio, video, subscription broadcasting, connected home, home energy management, and mobile device markets. UEI’s many first‑to‑market innovations have helped transform the home entertainment control, home security, and home energy management and sensing industries.

Universal Electronics Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer.

We are proud of our diverse workforce and we believe having diverse teams that everyone brings their whole self to work everyday is key to all of our success.

We welcome all people of different experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and abilities.