Hardware Validation & Test Engineer — AI-Driven Debugging

Tata Consultancy Services; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Austin, TX is seeking an embedded software tester with strong Swift and Python skills and hardware lab experience to validate software-hardware interactions.

You will develop test software for hardware validation harnesses, leverage AI tools for debugging, reproduce failures, and document findings. This is a 5-days-in-office role with a salary range of $100,000-$130,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Swift or Python with solid OOP and design patterns.
• Ability to use AI/LLM tools like Claude for debugging and log analysis.
• Willingness to work in a hardware lab with test racks and bench equipment.
• Strong debugging across software and hardware interaction layers.
• Proficient in command line scripting and toolchain use.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain test software in Swift/Python for hardware validation harnesses.
• Use AI/LLM tools to accelerate debugging, log analysis, and test scenario generation.
• Reproduce, isolate, and document failures across hardware test runs.
• Set up and maintain hardware test harnesses and lab equipment.
• File bug reports and communicate findings to engineering teams.
• Maintain test documentation and propose new validation approaches.

Skills

Swift

Python

OOP

AI/LLM tools

Scripting

Hardware lab

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Xcode

Instruments

CLI tooling

Pandas

Matplotlib

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services in Austin, TX is seeking an embedded software tester with strong Swift and Python skills and hardware lab experience to validate software-hardware interactions.

You will develop test software for hardware validation harnesses, leverage AI tools for debugging, reproduce failures, and document findings. This is a 5-days-in-office role with a salary range of $100,000-$130,000 annually.