Firmware Test Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Details: 

Title:  Firmware Test Engineer

Location:  Berkeley, CA 94710

Duration: 06 months of contract to hire | Onsite

Pay Range: $60/Hr. to $65/Hr.

Benefits: 

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable) 

 

Job Description: 

• Translate product requirements into detailed verification tests managed in Jama.

• Select the appropriate SIL or HIL test strategy for each requirement.

• Develop and automate test cases using Python and pytest.

• Verify overall BMS software performance, safety, and reliability.

• Identify firmware bugs early in the release cycle through systematic testing.

• Debug complex embedded systems and isolate issues across software and physical electrical hardware.

• Collaborate with Firmware, Systems, and Hardware teams to improve test coverage and accelerate releases.

• Document test results, defects, and requirements traceability.

Must-Haves:

• Demonstrated experience with Python and pytest for automated testing.

• Experience testing and debugging embedded software or firmware.

• Hands-on experience with embedded communication protocols, particularly CAN.

• Experience working in HIL environments.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with both HIL and SIL testing.

• Battery Management System or energy-storage experience.

• Jama or comparable requirements-management experience.

• Experience verifying safety-critical embedded systems.

• Additional protocol experience with SPI, UART, I2C, or Ethernet.

• Experience integrating automated firmware tests into CI/CD pipelines.