Firmware Test Engineer

Cricut•South Jordan, UT

1d•$85,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

Cricut is seeking a versatile Firmware Test Engineer (also known in other industries at a "Systems Verification Engineer") who will be responsible for testing and qualifying Firmware and Hardware for product releases. You will be responsible for testing Firmware's for the new and existing hardware products and communicating with development teams. You should be able to represent QA concerns in cross-functional team meetings and provide valuable end-user feedback to improve the customer experience. Our firmware is written on bare-metal STM32 microcontrollers and similar chips for consumer-grade creative cutting machines and small appliances. This is NOT a position where you are doing verification of deeper technologies such as FPGAs or ASICs. This position requires a deep understanding of firmware, hardware and software development life cycle, experience with a variety of testing techniques, experience in running automation test suites and strong written and organizational skills. The successful candidate should be able to develop and execute an organized test plan to release high quality products to the market on schedule.

Requirements

Experience working in a technical development team.
Good knowledge of USB, Bluetooth classic, BLE, and Wi-Fi communication protocols.
Good experience in microcontrollers, DC motors (Steppers and Servos), and motor drivers.
Some experience with sensing, sampling, and feedback control systems.
Some experience in testing USB/wireless device software/apps on Windows and Mac.
Intermediate or higher programming experience in Swift, Dart, C/C++ and Python.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Familiarity with using Windows, Mac, iOS and Linux operating systems.
Understanding of how to use interactive shells languages for Windows and Mac.

Nice To Haves

Experience in testing Software interacting with hardware
Experience in Testing and Qualifying Consumer Electronics Products
Experience in testing state machines
Experience in Commercial or Consumer Electronics with Microcontrollers Preferred
Experience in industries such as Aerospace or Medical Devices
Able to communicate project plans with contract manufacturers in Asia

Responsibilities

Testing and qualifying Firmware and Hardware for product releases.
Testing Firmware's for the new and existing hardware products.
Communicating with development teams.
Representing QA concerns in cross-functional team meetings.
Providing valuable end-user feedback to improve the customer experience.
Developing and executing an organized test plan to release high quality products to the market on schedule.
Writing clear, concise and comprehensive test scenarios, test cases and test plans.
Executing test cases, debugging & analyzing results, reporting & tracking defects, and providing updates to stakeholders.
Creating procedures and providing information for recreating firmware/software bugs.
Communicating project plans with contract manufacturers in Asia.