Autonomous Vehicle Firmware Test Engineer (Hybrid, CA)

7Th Sky Tech; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

7Th Sky Tech in California is seeking a Firmware Test Engineer to join our automotive tech team. You will develop and execute test strategies for embedded firmware used in autonomous driving and ADAS systems.

The role emphasizes automated testing, CAN/CAN FD, Ethernet, and HIL/SIL validation, with collaboration across firmware, hardware, and software groups to deliver production-quality firmware.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in firmware, embedded software, or hardware/software testing.
• 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 protocols CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, SPI, IIC, UART.

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.

Skills

Embedded firmware validation

Python test automation

C/C++

HIL/SIL testing

CAN/CAN FD, LIN

Tools

CANoe/CANalyzer

CAPL

JTAG/SWD

Git CI/CD

Job description

7Th Sky Tech in California is seeking a Firmware Test Engineer to join our automotive tech team. You will develop and execute test strategies for embedded firmware used in autonomous driving and ADAS systems.

The role emphasizes automated testing, CAN/CAN FD, Ethernet, and HIL/SIL validation, with collaboration across firmware, hardware, and software groups to deliver production-quality firmware.