Senior Software QA Engineer

Silicon Labs•Boston, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com. Senior QA Software Engineer Boston, MA Our Boston office host various teams belonging to the IoT software division, including Platform, wireless tools and protocols, quality assurance, application specialists, and project management teams. We are proud of the work atmosphere we maintain by fostering excellent collaboration and good communication at all times. Meet the Team The IOT Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Team at Silicon Labs, which is spread across several different geographical locations, focuses on improving the overall quality of the Silicon Labs SiSDK Product. The SiSDK products contain all the wireless (Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Bluetooth Mesh, Zigbee, OpenThread, Matter, Wi-Sun, Z-Wave, and proprietary protocols) and 32 bit micro-controller (MCU) software required to build end products for the Internet of Things (IoT) Market. Silicon Lab’s SQA Team works closely with the Software (SW) Development teams to ensure a deep understanding of the product, features and system functionality. Silicon Lab’s SQA Team utilizes an internal test framework to automate all tests for repeatability and stability along with providing detailed test reports on each build of the product to provide our customers with quality assurance. The SQA team has decades of experience in providing high quality embedded SW products to our customers which include the largest names in the industry.

Requirements

Minimum of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with 5+ years industry experience as a software developer and/or test automation
Knowledge of Python/Pytest in addition to C/C++ with GenAI
Knowledge of Jenkins for CI, Docker and GIT as Source control are a must.
Data communications and networking experience (TCP/IP, etc)
Wireless protocols knowledge.
Experience with continuous integration technique and test automation system.
Able to create and review test plans based on requirements.
Ability to plan CI processes.
Experience in implementing test strategies and test plans.

Nice To Haves

Experience with continuous integration
WiFi and Thread protocols knowledge
Test Application development including standard API’s (REST API)
Experience with task management and bug tracking systems such as JIRA
Team leading and-or coordinating experience
IoT Domain knowledge

Responsibilities

Design and execute functional, negative, performance, and stress tests for Silicon Lab’s embedded wireless and MCU products.
Work closely with development team(s) to debug problems found during the test cycle
Develop automation tests so they can be run regularly as part of a continuous integration infrastructure
Assist in resolving customer issues by working closely with the customer support team to answer and reproduce customer-related issues
Emulate customer environments by working closely with the sales team and field application engineers in supporting customer’s needs and debug customer’s problems
Build, manage, and maintain a distributed test network
Simplification and automation of product deployments and platform changes
Productivity increase of the team through identifying opportunities to automate and script daily tasks and eliminate waste in existing processes

Benefits

Great medical (Choice of PPO or Consumer Driven Health Plan with HSA), dental and vision plans
Highly competitive salary
401k plan with match and Roth plan option
Equity rewards (RSUs)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Life/AD&D and disability coverage
Flexible spending accounts
Adoption assistance
Back-Up childcare
Additional benefit options (Commuter benefits, Legal benefits, Pet insurance)
Flexible PTO schedule
3 paid volunteer days per year
Charitable contribution match
Tuition reimbursement
Free downtown parking 2 weeks a month
Onsite Gym and locker rooms coming in April 2026
Monthly wellness offerings
Free snacks
Monthly company updates with our CEO