Embedded Systems QC Technician

Atoms; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company-paid life and disability

401(k)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid vacation

8 paid holidays

Job summary

Atoms is hiring a hands-on Software Technician to get hardware-software systems out the door. You’ll be on the front lines of quality, testing, debugging, and validating both hardware and software powering our products.

You’ll work at the intersection of hardware and software, with experience reading schematics, flashing firmware, and solving hard problems that prevent issues before customers see them.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software experience with testing infrastructure, developer tools, or distributed systems.
• Proficient in Python and Bash scripting.
• Able to read electrical schematics and understand hardware assemblies drawings.
• Experience flashing firmware or loading OS images onto embedded targets.
• Debugging and systems thinking across multiple functions; strong cross-team collaboration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; proficient with Google Suite and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Perform QC and bench tests on custom electronics.
• Load software and firmware onto custom built devices.
• Execute test suites across hardware and software systems; log results and flag anomalies.
• Collaborate with Software engineers on process improvements and documentation to enable rapid scaling.
• Debug failures across the full stack, from hardware faults to software misconfigurations; drive resolution with engineering teams.
• Maintain clear records of test outcomes, failure modes, and corrective action.

Skills

Python

Bash scripting

Electrical schematics

Firmware flashing

Debugging

communication

Tools

ROS

DDS

Gazebo

CARLA

Job description

Atoms is hiring a hands-on Software Technician to get hardware-software systems out the door. You’ll be on the front lines of quality, testing, debugging, and validating both hardware and software powering our products.

You’ll work at the intersection of hardware and software, with experience reading schematics, flashing firmware, and solving hard problems that prevent issues before customers see them.