Hybrid SIT Engineer: Embedded HW/FW Testing & Automation

VIE Technologies; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VIE Technologies is seeking a junior System Integration & Test Engineer to validate embedded hardware and firmware. You will work with the Lead SIT Engineer on test execution, automation development, and requirements traceability in a hybrid role in San Diego.

You’ll design test procedures, build Python scripts for HIL testing, and use oscilloscopes and analyzers to debug issues across hardware and software boundaries. 2-3 days in office are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of hardware/embedded test, validation, or related experience.
• Reading schematics and understanding analog/digital circuits.
• Proficiency in Python for test scripting and automation.
• Experience testing embedded systems/hardware-level validation.
• Hands-on with lab equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, DMM, power supply).
• Familiarity with UART, SPI, I2C protocols and test requirements traceability.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and maintain test procedures for embedded hardware and firmware, including bring-up and regression testing.
• Develop and maintain Python-based test automation scripts and frameworks for HIL testing.
• Debug hardware/firmware issues using lab instrumentation (O-scope, logic analyzer, DMM).
• Interface with embedded communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C) for test/diagnostic purposes.
• Write and maintain test requirements, cases, and plans with traceability to system requirements.
• Collaborate with firmware/hardware teams to reproduce and document defects.
• Support integration testing across hardware revisions, firmware builds, and configurations.
• Maintain test equipment, fixtures, and lab environments.

Skills

Python scripting

Test automation

Embedded systems

Hardware debugging

Traceability

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

TestLink

Trac

SVN

Raspberry Pi

Arduino

Job description

VIE Technologies is seeking a junior System Integration & Test Engineer to validate embedded hardware and firmware. You will work with the Lead SIT Engineer on test execution, automation development, and requirements traceability in a hybrid role in San Diego.

You’ll design test procedures, build Python scripts for HIL testing, and use oscilloscopes and analyzers to debug issues across hardware and software boundaries. 2-3 days in office are expected.