Firmware QA Engineer: Connectivity & Audio Validation

Dorleco; Foster City (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorleco in Foster City, CA is seeking a hands-on Firmware Validation Engineer to own day-to-day test execution for in-cabin connected experiences. This role emphasizes manual feature testing, growing test content, and closing coverage gaps across Audio and streaming features.

You will reproduce defects, analyze logs (Wireshark, DLT, ADB, HCI/Bluetooth traces, vehicle logs), triage field issues, and drive closure in collaboration with firmware teams and product managers.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related.
• 8+ years in a hands-on validation/QA engineering role on firmware or embedded products.
• Strong validation depth with test plans, coverage management, and defect lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Manual feature validation: functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing for Audio and streaming features.
• Test content development: author new test cases and expand test suites as features evolve.
• Coverage gap closure: identify untested paths and track coverage health for each feature.
• Root-cause analysis: reproduce defects, capture logs, and isolate root cause before escalation.
• Field triage: triage audio/streaming issues, reproduce in lab and drive to closure with teams.
• Defect lifecycle: manage defects end-to-end in JIRA with steps, logs, severity, and verification.
• Test infrastructure: maintain benches, in-vehicle rigs and diagnostic setups to stay release-ready.
• Cross-functional collaboration: align with firmware leads, product managers, and integrations.

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related

Job description

Dorleco in Foster City, CA is seeking a hands-on Firmware Validation Engineer to own day-to-day test execution for in-cabin connected experiences. This role emphasizes manual feature testing, growing test content, and closing coverage gaps across Audio and streaming features.

You will reproduce defects, analyze logs (Wireshark, DLT, ADB, HCI/Bluetooth traces, vehicle logs), triage field issues, and drive closure in collaboration with firmware teams and product managers.