Senior Test Engineer, Nitro Embedded Firmware Validation, Annapurna Labs, Annapurna , Nitro System
Amazon1 day ago
Haifa, IsraelSenior
Responsibilities
- Own and extend a Python-based embedded firmware test automation framework across multiple Nitro card generations and hardware platforms.
- Design specification-driven tests for firmware correctness, fault tolerance, performance, hardware interfaces, communication protocols, and cross-subsystem interactions.
- Integrate pre-merge and post-merge firmware validation into CI/CD pipelines and optimize validation trigger policies and cycle times.
- Analyze firmware logs, system traces, and hardware diagnostics to troubleshoot failures and develop regression suites.
- Collaborate with firmware, hardware, and silicon validation teams on new-generation silicon bring-up, test plans, testability, and production quality gates.
- Mentor teammates on testing practices and embedded system architecture.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in embedded-systems testing, firmware validation, or hardware-software integration testing.
- Strong Python proficiency, including pytest frameworks, test infrastructure design, and tooling development.
- Deep understanding of I2C/SMBus, SPI, UART, and register-level hardware interfaces.
- Hands-on experience with Jenkins or an equivalent CI/CD system for firmware build and test automation.
- Strong debugging skills across embedded software and firmware systems, including runtime behavior, logs, traces, and hardware diagnostics.
- Familiarity with Linux-based embedded systems.
- Experience with post-silicon and next-generation hardware validation and bring-up, including virtual platforms and emulation for early firmware validation.
- Preferred experience with ARM-based microcontrollers or SoCs.
Benefits
- The role supports AWS cloud infrastructure and offers opportunities to work with embedded firmware, hardware-software interactions, and next-generation silicon.
- Workplace accommodations are available during the application and hiring process.
About Amazon
Amazon builds and operates a global e-commerce marketplace, logistics network, and consumer devices, and provides cloud computing via AWS for businesses and developers. The company earns revenue from online retail, third‑party seller services, subscriptions like Prime, advertising, and AWS usage. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, it is publicly traded on NASDAQ (AMZN) and serves customers in dozens of countries.