20 days ago
Base Salary
$225k - $260k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for embedded firmware and software validation.
- Design and maintain SIL and HIL infrastructure for automated system testing, regression coverage, release readiness, and issue reproduction.
- Build validation frameworks and quality metrics covering test coverage, regression health, defect escape rate, automation coverage, and release readiness.
- Lead validation planning for new features, firmware releases, connectivity workflows, and system-level product behavior.
- Partner with cross-functional engineering and product teams to improve testability, risk identification, traceability, and release alignment.
- Lead root-cause analysis for complex issues spanning hardware, firmware, embedded software, connectivity, and test infrastructure.
- Develop Python-based automated test tooling and integrate validation workflows with CI systems.
- Use embedded debug tools, logs, sniffers, and hardware interfaces to reproduce and resolve defects.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on validation strategy, debugging, test design, automation, and quality ownership.
- Communicate validation status, technical risks, quality trends, and release readiness to engineering and product leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering and embedded systems testing.
- Experience leading validation strategy or test architecture for complex embedded, connected, automotive, mobility, IoT, or software-defined vehicle platforms.
- Experience building or scaling automated validation frameworks for firmware, embedded software, system-level testing, or hardware-in-the-loop environments.
- Hands-on experience testing RTOS-based or Linux-based embedded systems.
- Strong understanding of embedded architectures, microcontrollers, bootloaders, firmware update flows, hardware/software interfaces, and board-level debugging.
- Experience with embedded debug tools and interfaces such as JTAG, serial consoles, SWD, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
- Experience validating connectivity, location services, mobile-connected features, or cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, BLE, or GNSS technologies.
- Strong Python programming and scripting skills with experience using Robot Framework, Pytest, or similar automation tools.
- Working knowledge of Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar systems for automated validation workflows.
- Experience with SIL and HIL validation, including execution, automation, reporting, defect reproduction, and regression analysis.
- Familiarity with test management, requirements management, and bug tracking tools for release reporting and validation traceability.
- Experience with UDS, XCP, CAN, CAN-FD, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, USB-PD, or similar embedded and automotive communication protocols.
- Experience with automotive network analysis or sniffer tools such as Vector CANoe or CANalyzer.
- Ability to lead root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, software, connectivity, and validation infrastructure.
- Strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and establish quality practices.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO, 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.
About ALSO
ALSO builds small, efficient electric vehicles for moving people and goods in dense urban settings, with options planned for both driver-operated and autonomous use. The privately held company, founded in 2025 and headquartered in Palo Alto, was originally incubated within Rivian and follows a vertically integrated approach spanning vehicle hardware, software, and sensing, selling directly through demos, retail experiences, and community activations.