Embedded QA Engineer — IoT & Firmware Testing

Bevi; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 100,300 - 123,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO & holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Bevi is seeking a Software QA Engineer to own quality across the full stack, validating embedded firmware on physical machines and hardening our firmware release process. The role requires working from our Boston office 3+ days per week, with hands-on testing in hardware labs and cloud infrastructure.

You will design test strategies for embedded systems and connected-device workflows, and collaborate across firmware, software, and hardware teams to improve the overall development process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2+ years of QA/test engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience testing embedded systems (C/C++, RTOS, serial or wireless protocols).
• Comfort working with physical hardware and lab equipment.
• Familiarity with IoT or connected-device architectures including cloud-to-device communication.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and test firmware and low-level software across SDLC to ensure quality and adherence to customer agreements.
• Design and maintain test strategies for embedded systems and connected-device workflows.
• Validate firmware behavior on physical machines and hardware, including sensors and connectivity modules.
• Test OTA firmware updates for reliability, rollback safety, and fleet rollout.
• Collaborate with firmware, software, and hardware engineers to identify and resolve defects.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS

Embedded testing

Serial comms

IoT concepts

QA testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

J-Link debuggers

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

CI/CD tooling

AWS

Job description

Bevi is seeking a Software QA Engineer to own quality across the full stack, validating embedded firmware on physical machines and hardening our firmware release process. The role requires working from our Boston office 3+ days per week, with hands-on testing in hardware labs and cloud infrastructure.

You will design test strategies for embedded systems and connected-device workflows, and collaborate across firmware, software, and hardware teams to improve the overall development process.