Staff Test Automation Engineer

Avive • Brisbane, CA

3d • $150,000 - $180,000

About The Position

This position plays a critical role in the testing of Avive’s embedded software from early design stages through commercialization, ensuring that all products comply with internal, regulatory, and customer requirements. Specifically, this position would focus on automating and streamlining our continuous testing process to increase overall efficiency of the test and development teams.

Requirements

• BS degree holder in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or equivalent combination of relevant coursework and job-related experience.
• Minimum of seven (7) years in a software test position for embedded systems.
• Able to write, debug, and review python for hardware-control libraries and automated tests.
• Experienced in Python, C/C++, ARM CPUs, Embedded Linux.
• Able to design and build automated test systems from basic engineering lab equipment, electronics and firmware design.
• Experienced in guiding teams on best practices for code development
• Experienced in automating wireless networking test protocols - Cellular, BLE, WiFi
• Experienced in managing data using Git and Jira APIs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including technical writing. Good documentation is a must!

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automation framework with dedicated hardware fixtures using Pytest.
• Lead end-to-end testing between internal and external systems, connected hardware products, cloud-based databases, and applications.
• Create systems and processes that facilitate automated testing over manual test execution.
• Consider and implement a robust CI for running unit and system level tests.
• Triage defects from opening to closure. Find root causes and implement lasting solutions.
• Write and deliver software project documentation, including software architecture documents, IUVs, design verification test plans, test protocols, and test reports.
• Design, develop and test software tools that aid in development and manufacturing.
• Maintain focus on delivering the highest quality product to our customers.
• Work closely with the firmware development team for a deep and nuanced understanding of implementation detail.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees