Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer — AUTOSAR & HIL/CI

Decisive Point; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA seeks an Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer to design robust test cases for AUTOSAR Classic/Adaptive; validate OS, diagnostics, and security features; and build automated Python test frameworks. You will work across HIL/SIL setups, CI/CD pipelines, and target hardware to ensure high-quality automotive software.

You will contribute to regression suites and validation documentation while collaborating with firmware, safety, and software teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of embedded software validation, firmware test, or Software Engineer in Test experience, ideally in automotive.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Working knowledge of AUTOSAR (Classic and/or Adaptive) architecture and test methodologies involved in validation.
• Hands-on experience testing at least one automotive communication protocol (CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, or Automotive Ethernet).
• Working knowledge of Python or a similar scripting language; comfortable reading embedded C.
• Familiarity with HIL/SIL testing and the Linux command line.
• Understanding of software testing fundamentals (test case design, defect lifecycle, regression testing).
• Strong experience with AUTOSAR Adaptive and POSIX-based operating systems (QNX, PikeOS, INTEGRITY, SafeRTOS).
• Experience validating functional safety (ASIL B/C/D) and familiarity with automotive cybersecurity (ISO 21434).
• Proficiency with automotive diagnostic and debugging tools such as CANoe, CANalyzer, ControlDesk, TRACE32.
• Experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Buildkite.
• Familiarity with ASPICE and test management tools like Jira, Polarion, or similar ALM platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute validation strategies for AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive software stacks.
• Validate end-to-end automotive communication protocols including CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, SOME/IP, DoIP, PDU Routing, Network Management, and Transport Protocols.
• Verify Safe OS, diagnostics, platform security, and functional safety features.
• Perform functional, robustness, boundary, timing, negative, and fault-injection testing.
• Execute testing on HIL benches, SIL environments, restbus simulations, and target hardware.
• Develop and maintain automated Python (pytest) test frameworks for regression and nightly validation.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to improve coverage and release quality.
• Investigate and debug software, communication stack, and hardware failures using trace tools, debuggers, and bus analyzers.
• Collaborate with BSW, firmware, and functional safety teams to reproduce, root-cause, and resolve issues.
• Author traceable test cases and validation documentation aligned with ASPICE and software requirements.

Skills

Embedded software validation

Python scripting

AUTOSAR knowledge

HIL/SIL testing

Automotive protocols CAN/CAN-FD/ECU

Linux command line

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

CANoe/CANalyzer

Jenkins / GitHub Actions / CI/CD

Trace32

Git

Job description

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA seeks an Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer to design robust test cases for AUTOSAR Classic/Adaptive; validate OS, diagnostics, and security features; and build automated Python test frameworks. You will work across HIL/SIL setups, CI/CD pipelines, and target hardware to ensure high-quality automotive software.

You will contribute to regression suites and validation documentation while collaborating with firmware, safety, and software teams.