Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer
About The Position
Applied Intuition is seeking an Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer to design robust HIL test cases for the entire AUTOSAR Classic RTOS and AUTOSAR Adaptive POSIX stack. This role involves validating software at its lowest levels, including OS scheduling and memory protection, communication stacks (CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet), MCAL, and complex device drivers, as well as diagnostics, against system and safety requirements. The engineer will be responsible for building test benches, authoring automated test suites, injecting faults, and collaborating with development teams to drive defects to root cause. The hiring is for a mid or senior level position, with scope and ownership scaling with experience.
Requirements
- 3+ years of embedded software validation, firmware test, or Software Engineer in Test experience, ideally in automotive.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Working knowledge of AUTOSAR (Classic and/or Adaptive) architecture and test methodologies involved in validation.
- Hands-on experience testing at least one automotive communication protocol (CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, or Automotive Ethernet).
- Working knowledge of Python or a similar scripting language; comfortable reading embedded C.
- Familiarity with HIL/SIL testing and the Linux command line.
- Understanding of software testing fundamentals (test case design, defect lifecycle, regression testing).
Nice To Haves
- Strong experience with AUTOSAR Adaptive and POSIX-based operating systems (QNX, PikeOS, INTEGRITY, SafeRTOS).
- Experience validating functional safety (ASIL B/C/D) and familiarity with automotive cybersecurity (ISO 21434).
- Proficiency with automotive diagnostic and debugging tools such as CANoe, CANalyzer, ControlDesk, TRACE32, and logic/protocol analyzers.
- Experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Buildkite.
- Familiarity with ASPICE and test management tools like Jira, Polarion, or similar ALM platforms.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute validation strategies for AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive software stacks.
- Validate end-to-end automotive communication protocols including CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, SOME/IP, DoIP, PDU Routing, Network Management, and Transport Protocols.
- Verify Safe OS, diagnostics, platform security, and functional safety features.
- Perform functional, robustness, boundary, timing, negative, and fault-injection testing.
- Execute testing on HIL benches, SIL environments, restbus simulations, and target hardware.
- Develop and maintain automated Python (pytest) test frameworks for regression and nightly validation.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to improve coverage and release quality.
- Investigate and debug software, communication stack, and hardware failures using trace tools, debuggers, and bus analyzers.
- Collaborate with BSW, firmware, and functional safety teams to reproduce, root-cause, and resolve issues.
- Author traceable test cases and validation documentation aligned with ASPICE and software requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
