Staff Embedded Validation & Tools Engineer

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ALSO
Full time
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USA
11/05/2026
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Palo Alto, CA

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and execute OTA validation plans across device families and release types.
Build and scale automated hardware-in-the-loop, virtualized-device, and emulator-based testbeds for regression, integration, and stress testing.
Automate OTA pipelines from artifact signing and staging through rollout and post-update verification using Python, shell, and CI tools.
Validate bootloaders, update agents, package formats, rollbacks, A/B partitions, recovery modes, and secure update properties.
Test update resilience under intermittent networks, latency, packet loss, power interruptions, low-battery conditions, storage constraints, and corrupted images.
Define rollout-health metrics and instrument devices and cloud backends to produce release-readiness reports.
Perform root-cause analysis on failed updates, reproduce field issues, and drive remediation with firmware and backend engineering teams.
Maintain device-lab hardware and tooling, including JTAG, serial consoles, network emulators, power controllers, logic analyzers, Wireshark, and serial monitors.
Improve OTA staging, canary rollout, rollback-threshold, risk-assessment, and runbook processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
7+ years of hands-on experience validating embedded devices and firmware updates, including OTA or similar systems.
Strong Python and shell scripting ability with familiarity with C/C++ for embedded debugging.
Deep understanding of embedded Linux and/or RTOS platforms, bootloaders such as U-Boot, partition schemes, and A/B update models.
Experience building automated test harnesses and integrating tests into CI pipelines such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
Experience with serial/UART, JTAG/SWD, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and power-cycling rigs.
Familiarity with HTTP(S), MQTT, CoAP, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, cellular, and BLE, plus logs, packet captures, and device telemetry.
Strong debugging, failure-reproduction, root-cause analysis, documentation, and communication skills.
Preferred experience with AWS IoT Device Management, Mender, Azure IoT, Google Cloud IoT, secure update practices, PKI, TPM or secure elements, secure boot, CAN/LIN, and automotive-grade validation.
Preferred familiarity with Docker, QEMU, staged rollout strategies, feature flags, Yocto/OpenEmbedded, Buildroot, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance covered up to 100%, with FSA and HSA options.
One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.
Fertility and family-building benefits through Progyny.
Flexible time off.
401(k) match.
The position is located in Silicon Valley; compensation depends on experience, qualifications, and location.

Salary: $170k - $210k/yr

ALSO

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