Lead Test Automation Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

About Avive:

Avive Solutions, Inc. ( is a growth stage Automated External Defibrillator (AED) company with a connected response system that is rapidly gaining market share. We are a mission driven team that is quite literally saving lives. Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death in the United States, and we are on a mission to change that! We are a dynamic organization that builds elegant, creative solutions to solve complex problems. Ultimately, our mission is for all cardiac arrest victims to have rapid access to life-saving defibrillation.

Avive is taking a fresh approach to addressing this decades-old problem by innovating AED technology, coupled with a first-of-its-kind software platform solution to enable a quicker and more streamlined response to SCA emergencies. We believe that this unique combination of deploying advanced – yet still accessible – hardware, and software, has the potential to revolutionize out-of-hospital cardiac arrest response and massively impact SCA survival rates.

Check out this short video that shows a glimpse of how our team is working to re-think cardiac arrest response and save lives!

Learn more about working at Avive:

About the Role: 

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.

• Design and implement automation framework with hardware in the loop (HIL) fixtures using Pytest. 
• 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
• 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. 

Required Skills

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or equivalent combination of relevant coursework and job-related experience.
• Minimum of 7 years in a software test position for embedded systems.
• Write, debug and review Python code

Preferred Experience  

• ARM CPUs, Embedded Linux experience, reading C/C++
• Ability to design and build automated test systems from basic engineering lab equipment, electronics and firmware design.
• Experience guiding teams on best practices for code development
• Experience with hardware-control libraries and automated tests.
• Experience managing data using Git and Jira APIs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including technical writing. Good documentation is a must! 

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

NOTE: This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties or functions to be performed by the incumbent. Personnel are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties/functions requested by their supervisor.

Anticipated salary range: $145,000 - $175,000

Hybrid onsite: Tuesday-Thursday in office 

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.