ALSO

Staff Validation & Tools Engineer - Embedded Firmware

Palo Alto · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$10k-$50kDetected 74 days ago

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About the role

As a Staff Validation & Tools Engineer focused on Embedded Firmware and Software Validation, you will own the validation strategy, tooling architecture, and system-level quality approach for our flagship and next-generation products.
You will build and scale validation frameworks across firmware, software, connectivity, mobile, cloud-adjacent systems, and HIL environments.
You will partner closely with Hardware, Firmware, Systems, Product, Mobile, Cloud, and Test Engineering teams to improve testability, traceability, release readiness, and early issue detection.

Lead end-to-end validation planning for new features, firmware releases, connectivity workflows, and system-level product behavior.
Partner with Hardware, Firmware, Systems, Mobile, Cloud, and Product teams to ensure requirements are testable, risks are understood, and validation plans are aligned before implementation.
Lead technical root-cause analysis for complex system issues across hardware, firmware, embedded software, connectivity, and test infrastructure.
Develop and improve automated test tooling using Python-based frameworks such as Robot Framework, Pytest, or similar tools.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on validation strategy, debugging methods, test design, automation best practices, and quality ownership.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
8+ years of experience in embedded software validation, firmware testing, software quality engineering, or validation tools development.
Strong understanding of embedded architectures, microcontrollers, bootloaders, firmware update flows, hardware/software interfaces, and board-level debug workflows.
Practical experience with embedded debug tools and interfaces such as JTAG, serial consoles, SWD, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, or equivalent tools.
Experience with SIL and HIL validation environments, including test execution, automation, reporting, defect reproduction, and regression analysis.
Hands-on experience with embedded and automotive communication protocols such as UDS, XCP, CAN, CAN-FD, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, USB-PD, or similar interfaces.

The salary for this position ranges from $170,000 to $210,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Robust health coverage.
Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options.
One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.
Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny.
Flexible time off.
Define the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for embedded firmware and software validation across product programs.
Design, scale, and maintain SIL and HIL validation infrastructure to support automated system-level testing, regression coverage, release readiness, and issue reproduction.
Build and evolve validation frameworks that improve test coverage, execution speed, reliability, traceability, and quality reporting across firmware and software releases.
Establish clear validation metrics, including test coverage, pass/fail trends, defect escape rate, regression health, automation coverage, and release readiness indicators.

We're ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian.
We're a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow.
Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSO-replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient.

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