Autonomous Vehicle Firmware Test Engineer (Hybrid, CA)

7Th Sky Tech; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

7Th Sky Tech is seeking a Firmware Test Engineer to join our California-based hybrid team. You will drive embedded firmware validation for autonomous vehicle systems, build automated test frameworks, and perform comprehensive HIL/SIL testing across ECUs, sensors, and controllers.

You will develop Python-based automation tools, work with CAN/CAN FD, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet, and collaborate with firmware, hardware, and systems teams to improve test coverage and ensure production-quality

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in 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 automotive communication protocols CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART.
• Experience with CANoe, CANalyzer, CAPL, or equivalent testing tools.
• Understanding of embedded hardware, microcontrollers, ECUs, sensors, and drivers.
• Experience creating detailed test cases, procedures, and validation reports.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting using logs, traces, and diagnostic tools.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD environments.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

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 testing.
• Validate firmware functionality across ECUs, sensors, controllers, and embedded platforms.
• Develop Python-based test automation and diagnostic tools.
• Perform CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART and other embedded testing.
• Work with Vector CANoe/CANalyzer or similar automotive tools.
• Analyze firmware logs, traces, crashes, and test results to identify root causes.
• Debug issues across hardware, firmware, drivers, and system interfaces.
• Collaborate to reproduce, isolate, and resolve defects.
• Develop test cases from firmware requirements and system specs.
• Maintain automated regression suites and improve test coverage.
• Execute testing on embedded hardware, development boards, ECUs, and prototypes.
• Support CI/CD-based firmware testing and automated regression pipelines.
• Integrate testing into Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar environments.
• Perform firmware flashing, configuration, recovery, and version validation.
• Track defects using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Participate in design/review/test-readiness/defect triage.

Skills

Firmware testing

Python

C

C++

Embedded systems

HIL/SIL testing

CAN/CAN FD

Automation

CI/CD

Tools

Vector CANoe

CANalyzer

CAPL

JTAG/SWD

Job description

7Th Sky Tech is seeking a Firmware Test Engineer to join our California-based hybrid team. You will drive embedded firmware validation for autonomous vehicle systems, build automated test frameworks, and perform comprehensive HIL/SIL testing across ECUs, sensors, and controllers.

You will develop Python-based automation tools, work with CAN/CAN FD, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet, and collaborate with firmware, hardware, and systems teams to improve test coverage and ensure production-quality