Senior Embedded Firmware Test Engineer - Radar Quality

Madrona Venture Labs; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible PTO

Commuter Benefits

Paid Holidays

Mental Health coverage

Job summary

Echodyne is seeking a SENIOR TEST ENGINEER to focus on Embedded Firmware. Based in the United States, this exempt, full-time role will design, execute, and maintain test strategies for complex radar firmware and SDKs, and collaborate across firmware, product, and software teams to raise overall quality.

You will build automated tests where they add value, perform hardware-in-the-loop testing, and mentor junior engineers while supporting test environments and CI/CD processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software testing, firmware QA, or embedded systems test engineering.
• Strong experience validating feature-level behavior, SDK interactions, and device commands.
• Solid understanding of testing principles for embedded systems.
• Experience with test automation, Python preferred.
• Experience with hardware in environments with firmware flashing and physical devices.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and maintain feature-level and end-to-end test scenarios for embedded systems and radar firmware/SDKs.
• Define test strategies, coverage, and acceptance criteria from product requirements.
• Develop and maintain test plans, cases, and reports; manage defects through resolution.
• Perform manual, exploratory, and hardware-in-the-loop testing to identify risks and edge cases.
• Build and maintain automated tests where valuable; contribute to existing frameworks.
• Collaborate with firmware, product, and software teams to improve testability and quality.
• Support test environments, automation infrastructure, and test execution across releases.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote a quality-first mindset.

Skills

Embedded testing

Firmware QA

Test automation

Linux/CI

Python scripting

Hardware interaction

Debugging

Tools

Python

Git

CI/CD

Linux

Job description

Echodyne is seeking a SENIOR TEST ENGINEER to focus on Embedded Firmware. Based in the United States, this exempt, full-time role will design, execute, and maintain test strategies for complex radar firmware and SDKs, and collaborate across firmware, product, and software teams to raise overall quality.

You will build automated tests where they add value, perform hardware-in-the-loop testing, and mentor junior engineers while supporting test environments and CI/CD processes.