Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer

Applied Intuition
Sunnyvale
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 118,000 - 200,000 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Root-cause analysis","Debugging","Collaboration","Test case design","Defect lifecycle management"]

Design robust HIL validation test cases for AUTOSAR Classic RTOS and AUTOSAR Adaptive POSIX stacks, validating OS scheduling, memory protection, communication protocols (CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet), MCAL/device drivers, and diagnostics against system and safety requirements. Build and automate test suites using Python/pytest, execute functional/robustness/fault-injection testing across HIL/SIL and restbus simulations, integrate into CI/CD, and debug failures to drive defects to root cause with development teams.

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Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer

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Job Summary

Design robust HIL validation test cases for AUTOSAR Classic RTOS and AUTOSAR Adaptive POSIX stacks, validating OS scheduling, memory protection, communication protocols (CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet), MCAL/device drivers, and diagnostics against system and safety requirements. Build and automate test suites using Python/pytest, execute functional/robustness/fault-injection testing across HIL/SIL and restbus simulations, integrate into CI/CD, and debug failures to drive defects to root cause with development teams.
Location: Sunnyvale
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and execute validation strategies for AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive software stacks.
  • •Validate end-to-end automotive communication protocols (CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, SOME/IP, DoIP, PDU Routing, Network Management, Transport Protocols).
  • •Verify Safe OS, diagnostics, platform security, and functional safety features, performing functional, robustness, boundary, timing, negative, and fault-injection testing.
  • •Execute testing on HIL benches, SIL environments, restbus simulations, and target hardware.
  • •Develop automated Python/pytest regression and nightly validation frameworks, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and debug failures to root cause with development teams.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 118,000 - 200,000 annually
Perks:Remote Work

Key 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 validation test methodologies.
  • •Hands-on experience testing at least one automotive communication protocol (CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, or Automotive Ethernet).
  • •Working knowledge of Python (or similar scripting) and comfort reading embedded C; familiar with HIL/SIL and the Linux command line.
Experience:3+ yearsAutomotive
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Root-cause analysisDebuggingCollaborationTest case designDefect lifecycle management
Tech Stack:AUTOSAR ClassicAUTOSAR AdaptiveRTOSPOSIXHILSILMCALCANCAN-FDLINFlexRayAutomotive EthernetSOME/IPDoIPPDU RoutingNetwork ManagementTransport ProtocolsPythonPytestCI/CD

Company Brief

Applied Intuition
Builds software tools for autonomous vehicle development, including simulation, validation, and data infrastructure for automakers and robotics teams. Also supports defense applications with autonomy-focused testing and deployment platforms.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Mountain View, United States
Founded: 2017
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