Staff Firmware QA Engineer - Embedded Linux

The Intersect Group; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

The Intersect Group is seeking a Staff Firmware Quality Assurance Engineer to lead manual and automated testing across embedded Linux products. This senior individual contributor will drive automation coverage, validate firmware quality, and partner with firmware engineers to improve product reliability.

The role emphasizes automation, testing strategy, and collaboration within a hardware-rich networking environment. Leadership and deep embedded skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in firmware QA or embedded testing.
• Hands-on experience testing embedded Linux systems across user space and kernel space.
• Strong knowledge of networking protocols including IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, DHCPv6, TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet, and PPP.
• Experience developing automated test solutions using Python, Bash, Robot Framework, or similar scripting technologies.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, nightly regression testing environments, and automation framework development.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and document comprehensive manual test cases for embedded Linux firmware in user space and kernel space.
• Validate wireless technologies including RF, WiFi, and Bluetooth across multiple device configurations.
• Test and verify networking functionality (IPv4, IPv6, TCP/IP, UDP, DHCPv6, ICMP).
• Develop and automate firmware test cases using Python, Bash, and Robot Framework to increase regression coverage.
• Build and maintain hardware and software test environments for manual and automated validation.
• Monitor nightly regression and CI/CD results; analyze failures and provide defect insights.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers to review requirements and improve product quality.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and help advance testing methodologies and automation.

Skills

Embedded systems

Firmware QA

Python

Robot Framework

CI/CD

Debugging

Leadership

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Git

Jira

TestRail

Wireshark

tcpdump

iPerf

Robot Framework

Job description

The Intersect Group is seeking a Staff Firmware Quality Assurance Engineer to lead manual and automated testing across embedded Linux products. This senior individual contributor will drive automation coverage, validate firmware quality, and partner with firmware engineers to improve product reliability.

The role emphasizes automation, testing strategy, and collaboration within a hardware-rich networking environment. Leadership and deep embedded skills are essential.