Autonomous Driving Firmware Test Engineer

7Th Sky Techologies llc

Los Angeles (CA)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

7Th Sky Techologies llc is seeking a Firmware Test Engineer to join our California-based team supporting autonomous driving and automotive technology. The role emphasizes embedded firmware validation, test automation, and system-level testing across ECUs, sensors, and platforms.

Collaboration with firmware developers and integration into CI/CD pipelines are key aspects. The candidate should have strong Python and C/C++ skills, experience with HIL/SIL testing, and automotive communication

Qualifications

5+ years of firmware, embedded software, or hardware/software testing.
Strong experience with embedded firmware validation and verification.
Hands-on experience with Python test automation.
Strong understanding of C/C++ and embedded systems.
Experience with HIL/SIL testing and system-level validation.
Experience with CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART.
Experience with CANoe, CANalyzer, CAPL, or equivalent automotive testing tools.
Strong understanding of embedded hardware, ECUs, sensors, and device drivers.
Experience creating detailed test cases, procedures, and validation reports.
Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills using logs, traces, debuggers, and diagnostic tools.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and execute firmware validation and verification test plans for embedded automotive systems.
Design and maintain automated test frameworks for firmware and embedded systems.
Perform unit, integration, functional, regression, system, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
Validate firmware functionality across ECUs, sensors, controllers, and automotive embedded platforms.
Develop Python-based test automation and diagnostic tools.
Perform CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART and other embedded communication testing.
Work with Vector CANoe/CANalyzer or similar automotive diagnostic and network-analysis tools.
Analyze firmware logs, traces, crashes, and test results to identify root causes.
Debug issues across hardware, firmware, drivers, and system interfaces.
Collaborate closely with firmware developers to reproduce, isolate, and resolve defects.
Develop test cases from firmware requirements and system specifications.
Maintain automated regression suites and continuously improve test coverage.
Execute testing on embedded hardware, development boards, ECUs, and prototype systems.
Support CI/CD-based firmware testing and automated regression pipelines.
Integrate testing into Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar build and automation environments.
Perform firmware flashing, configuration, recovery, and version validation.
Track defects using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
Participate in design reviews, requirements reviews, test-readiness reviews, and defect triage.
Support root-cause analysis and verification of software/firmware fixes.
Work in a fast-paced environment with hardware, firmware, systems, and autonomous-driving engineering teams.