Embedded SDET Co-op: Automate Medical Firmware Testing

irhythmtech; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. in San Francisco is seeking an Embedded Software Development Engineer Test Co‑Op to join our team.

You will work inside an established test framework, automate workflows, and learn how embedded firmware behaves at the system level while collaborating with engineers to understand expected behavior and failure modes. This full-time, six-month Engineering Internship runs January through June 2027 in San Francisco, with mentorship and meaningful project work.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Detail-oriented with excellent troubleshooting and critical thinking.
• Proficient in Python and familiarity with coding standards (PEP 8).
• Understanding of OOA/OOD/OOP/OOT.
• Familiarity with git and release methodologies.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively in a cross-functional environment.
• Careful about doing things right as well as getting things done.
• Have a passion for software automation.

Responsibilities

• Working inside of our test framework to implement automated workflows.
• Integrating internal tools from other teams within our test framework.
• Learning system level knowledge of how our firmware (embedded software) performs.
• Gaining familiarity with requirements, test cases and manual test methods.
• Improving your programming skill through code review and test development tasks.
• Working with other engineers to understand and correct bugs.
• Learning about medical device software development lifecycles.

Skills

Python

Debugging

Software automation

Git

Cross-functional collaboration

OO concepts

Communication

Education

CS/CE/EE degree in progress

Job description

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. in San Francisco is seeking an Embedded Software Development Engineer Test Co‑Op to join our team.

You will work inside an established test framework, automate workflows, and learn how embedded firmware behaves at the system level while collaborating with engineers to understand expected behavior and failure modes. This full-time, six-month Engineering Internship runs January through June 2027 in San Francisco, with mentorship and meaningful project work.