Lead Embedded Validation & Tools Architect

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Palo Alto (CA)

On-site

USD 200,000 - 280,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage
One Medical membership and advocates
Fertility and family benefits
Flexible time off
401(k) match

Job summary

ALSO, based in Silicon Valley, seeks a Sr. Staff Validation & Tools Engineer focused on Embedded Firmware and Software Validation. This hands-on role defines validation strategy, tooling architecture, and system-level quality for our next-generation EV platforms.

You will build scalable SIL/HIL frameworks, mentor teams, and partner across hardware, firmware, and cloud groups to improve testability, release readiness, and automation through Python, Robot Framework, and CI/CD.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, CS, or Electrical Engineering.
  • 10+ years of software quality engineering and embedded systems testing.
  • Track record leading validation strategy for embedded, connected, automotive, mobility, IoT, or software-defined vehicle platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with embedded RTOS/Linux systems.
  • Strong debugging and test engineering skills.

Responsibilities

  • Define the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for validation across embedded firmware and software.
  • Design, scale, and maintain SIL/HIL validation infrastructure for automated system-level testing and release readiness.
  • Build and evolve validation frameworks to improve test coverage, speed, reliability, and traceability.
  • Lead end-to-end validation planning for new features, firmware releases, and system behavior.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on validation strategy, debugging, and automation.

Skills

Embedded firmware
Software validation
Python
Test automation
Robot Framework
Pytest
CI/CD
Jenkins
Root-cause analysis
Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering/CS/EE

Tools

Robot Framework
Pytest
Jenkins
GitLab CI

Job description

ALSO, based in Silicon Valley, seeks a Sr. Staff Validation & Tools Engineer focused on Embedded Firmware and Software Validation. This hands-on role defines validation strategy, tooling architecture, and system-level quality for our next-generation EV platforms.

You will build scalable SIL/HIL frameworks, mentor teams, and partner across hardware, firmware, and cloud groups to improve testability, release readiness, and automation through Python, Robot Framework, and CI/CD.

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