Staff Embedded Software Test Engineer

Jobtailor; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Austin, TX seeks a hands-on technical lead for embedded firmware and software testing. You will own cross-functional communications, design comprehensive test strategies, and drive automation to improve coverage and repeatability.

The role requires senior-level expertise in embedded systems, RTOS, and test frameworks, with leadership experience delivering complex firmware projects. Collaboration with hardware and system teams is essential.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering with 8+ years experience or MS with 6+ years.
• Strong knowledge of embedded systems, firmware, and RTOS.
• Experience with MCU and DSP cores and supporting software stacks.
• Proven leadership delivering embedded software/firmware projects.
• Proficiency in Python, shell, C, and C++.
• Hands-on in reusable embedded test frameworks, utilities, and HIL testing.
• Ability to design and execute test strategies and derive traceable test cases.
• Experience automating functional, regression, integration, and system tests for embedded hardware/firmware.

Responsibilities

• Serve as hands-on technical lead for testing embedded firmware and software products.
• Provide technical expertise across all aspects of embedded firmware testing throughout the product cycle.
• Own communications with cross-functional teams and represent the team in technical discussions.
• Design comprehensive test strategies including black-box, white-box, stress, long-duration, integration, and system testing.
• Develop automation plans to increase test efficiency, coverage, and repeatability.
• Implement tests during pre- and post-silicon development.
• Find, triage, and debug issues with embedded software, firmware, hardware, and systems teams.
• Present test results, coverage, risks, and defects to product owners and developers.
• Build robust and scalable test methodologies for embedded systems.

Skills

Embedded systems knowledge

Embedded firmware testing

Test automation development

Leadership in embedded projects

Python

C

C++

RTOS

Debugging embedded systems

Hardware-in-the-Loop testing

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering

Tools

Python

Shell

C

C++

Hardware-in-the-Loop tooling

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

• Serve as a hands-on technical lead responsible for thoroughly testing embedded firmware and software products
• Provide technical expertise across all aspects of embedded firmware testing throughout the product cycle
• Own communications with cross-functional teams and represent the team in technical discussions, design reviews, and project reviews
• Design comprehensive test strategies, including black-box, white-box, stress, long-duration, integration, and system testing
• Develop automation plans to increase test efficiency, coverage, and repeatability
• Implement tests during pre-silicon and post-silicon embedded firmware development
• Find, triage, and debug issues in collaboration with embedded software, firmware, hardware, and systems teams
• Present test results, coverage, risks, and defect findings to product owners, internal customers, and software developers
• Build robust and scalable test methodologies for embedded systems

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering with a minimum of 8 years of experience, or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering with a minimum of 6 years of experience
• Strong knowledge of embedded systems, embedded firmware, and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
• Experience with a variety of MCU and DSP cores/processors and supporting software stacks
• Strong leadership skills with a consistent track record of delivering embedded software and firmware projects
• Proficiency with Python, shell, C, and C++
• Hands-on experience developing reusable embedded test frameworks, test utilities, and hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in embedded hardware or firmware system testing sufficient to design and execute test strategies, develop test plans, identify defects, and assess system-level functionality and reliability
• Knowledge of requirements analysis and test case development, including interpreting technical requirements, deriving comprehensive test scenarios, and documenting traceable test cases with clear expected results
• Experience automating functional, regression, integration, and system-level tests for embedded hardware or firmware, and analyzing automated test results
• Ability to debug embedded hardware or firmware using logs, traces, debuggers, instrumentation, and systematic root-cause analysis
• Experience using oscilloscopes, signal generators, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers for embedded-system measurement and debugging
• Must be able to access technical data without a requirement for an export license
• Cirrus Logic is unable to sponsor or obtain export licenses for this role

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in embedded firmware testing, including the design and execution of comprehensive test strategies and automation plans. Proficient in debugging and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the reliability and functionality of embedded systems.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Embedded Systems Knowledge
• Embedded Firmware Testing
• Test Automation Development
• Leadership in Embedded Projects
• Proficiency in Python, C, and C++

Hard Skills

• Embedded Firmware
• Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
• Test Strategy Design
• Debugging Embedded Systems
• Test Case Development
• Automated Testing
• Reusable Test Frameworks
• System-Level Functionality Assessment
• Requirements Analysis
• Root-Cause Analysis

Soft Skills

• Cross-Functional Communication
• Technical Leadership

Industry Keywords

• Embedded Systems
• Firmware Development
• MCU and DSP Cores
• Test Methodologies
• Defect Triage

Tools & Technologies

• Oscilloscopes
• Signal Generators
• Logic Analyzers
• Spectrum Analyzers
• Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing