Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer
Validates AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive embedded software stacks through HIL, SIL, and target-hardware testing. The role develops Python/pytest automation, tests automotive communications and safety features, and investigates defects with firmware and functional-safety teams.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Design and execute validation strategies for AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive software stacks.
- Validate automotive communication protocols, including CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, SOME/IP, DoIP, PDU Routing, Network Management, and Transport Protocols.
- Verify Safe OS, diagnostics, platform security, and functional safety features.
- Perform functional, robustness, boundary, timing, negative, and fault-injection testing.
- Execute testing on HIL benches, SIL environments, restbus simulations, and target hardware.
- Develop and maintain automated Python/pytest test frameworks for regression and nightly validation.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to improve coverage and release quality.
- Investigate and debug software, communication stack, and hardware failures using trace tools, debuggers, and bus analyzers.
- Collaborate with BSW, firmware, and functional safety teams to reproduce, root-cause, and resolve issues.
- Author traceable test cases and validation documentation aligned with ASPICE and software requirements.
Requirements
- 3+ years of embedded software validation, firmware testing, 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 methodologies.
- Hands-on experience testing at least one automotive communication protocol: CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay, or Automotive Ethernet.
- Working knowledge of Python or a similar scripting language; ability to read embedded C.
- Familiarity with HIL/SIL testing and the Linux command line.
- Understanding of software testing fundamentals, including test case design, defect lifecycle, and regression testing.
Nice-to-haves
- Strong experience with AUTOSAR Adaptive and POSIX-based operating systems such as QNX, PikeOS, INTEGRITY, or SafeRTOS.
- Experience validating functional safety features for ASIL B/C/D.
- Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity and ISO 21434.
- Proficiency with CANoe, CANalyzer, ControlDesk, TRACE32, and logic/protocol analyzers.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Buildkite.
- Familiarity with ASPICE and test management tools such as Jira, Polarion, or similar ALM platforms.
Skills
Autosar, Python, Pytest, Embedded C, Can, Can-Fd, Lin, Flexray, Automotive Ethernet, Hil Testing, Sil Testing, Linux, CI/CD, Jenkins, Trace32
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