Senior QA Automation Engineer (HW/SW/FW Diagnostics)

SproutsAI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SproutsAI is seeking a QA Engineer in Santa Clara, California. This role focuses on validating products through systematic testing across hardware, software, and firmware layers. Responsibilities include developing automation, improving testing strategies, and building OS-level automation scripts. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or a minimum of 2 years of relevant QA experience. 5+ years of hands-on experience in test and firmware development is required. Excellent communication skills and familiarity with both x86 and ARM architectures are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in test development, firmware development, automation, or software engineering.
• Experience architecting diagnostics for complex server systems, especially at the HW, SW interface.
• Strong experience executing test plans and interpreting results.

Responsibilities

• Validate products by developing, applying, and maintaining quality standards.
• Analyze logs and failures across HW, SW, and FW; propose debugging and mitigation strategies.
• Improve testing strategies, tools, and processes to enhance product quality.
• Leverage AI tools to support and optimize automation processes.
• Develop new automation to improve code coverage and achieve near 100% automation.
• Build OS, system-level, and test automation scripts and tools.
• Develop, modify, and execute comprehensive test plans.
• Document test results for debugging and GPU modification support.
• Provide root cause analysis and corrective action plans.
• Prepare clear and detailed technical reports.

Skills

Validation of products through systematic testing

Strong knowledge of x86 and ARM architectures

Test automation and scripting

Experience in software engineering

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Minimum 2 years of relevant QA experience

Job description

SproutsAI is seeking a QA Engineer in Santa Clara, California. This role focuses on validating products through systematic testing across hardware, software, and firmware layers. Responsibilities include developing automation, improving testing strategies, and building OS-level automation scripts. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or a minimum of 2 years of relevant QA experience. 5+ years of hands-on experience in test and firmware development is required. Excellent communication skills and familiarity with both x86 and ARM architectures are essential.