Firmware Automation QA Engineer for Real-Time Systems

Hunter Industries; San Marcos (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Industries is seeking a Software Automation Test Engineer to ensure the reliability and performance of smart irrigation controller systems. You will design and maintain automated test frameworks, test scripts and UI tools, collaborating with product owners and engineers to achieve full test coverage.

This role requires a Bachelor's in CS/Software Engineering and at least two years in firmware testing, with Python and PyTest expertise, and hands-on experience with real-time systems and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or related field.
• Minimum two years of professional experience in firmware engineering and development.
• Experience testing real-time firmware-based products.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and maintains automated test frameworks, test scripts and user interface tools to automate testing of irrigation controller products.
• Creates and executes test plans, test cases, and scripts for functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Collaborates with product owners and engineers to ensure product requirements are defined sufficiently to support full test coverage.
• Identifies, documents, and tracks defects using issue management tools (e.g., Helix), ensuring timely resolution.
• Analyzes test results, reports key quality metrics, and proactively recommends improvements to prevent recurring defects.
• Works with firmware engineers to verify device interactions, telemetry accuracy, and state synchronization.
• Prepares gate deliverable test reports and release packages in support of our phase-gate development process.
• Contributes to documentation of QA standards, automation guidelines, and test data management practices.
• Continuously improves usability of automation test software to facilitate general use.

Skills

Python

C++

Java

Test automation

PyTest

Firmware testing

Version control

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Helix

Automation frameworks

PyTest

Job description

Hunter Industries is seeking a Software Automation Test Engineer to ensure the reliability and performance of smart irrigation controller systems. You will design and maintain automated test frameworks, test scripts and UI tools, collaborating with product owners and engineers to achieve full test coverage.

This role requires a Bachelor's in CS/Software Engineering and at least two years in firmware testing, with Python and PyTest expertise, and hands-on experience with real-time systems and