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# Embedded Software QA Engineer - Irvine local, 2 years exp, Linux

- **Company:** Betria Interactive, LLC
- **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $75,000.0 - $90,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Command-Line Interface, Data Centers, Linux, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, System Testing, Information Technology
- **Published:** July 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=92a645f6e396440d

## About the Role

* Strong Linux fundamentals. Fluent at the command line, comfortable without a GUI, at home on a target system over SSH
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
 * 2-5 years in QA or test engineering, with real time spent on embedded or resource-constrained devices, not only web or desktop., * Linux: 2 years (Required)
 * Embedded software QA: 2 years (Required)

## Description

Our software doesn't run in a data center or a browser tab. It runs on embedded Linux on constrained ARM hardware - seatback units, overhead displays, and cabin servers - installed by IFE OEMs and flying on commercial aircraft worldwide. Once a build ships, it can be months before it's updated., * Write and execute test plans and scripts against embedded target hardware, not just desktop or simulator builds.

 * Maintain and test on physical hardware racks
 * Run regression, integration, and system testing across multiple OEM platforms and hardware generations.
 * Validate behavior under embedded constraints like limited RAM and storage, intermittent connectivity
 * Work with OEM partners (Panasonic Avionics, Thales, Safran/RAVE, Viasat) to validate integrations and platform compliance.
 * Reproduce defects, run root cause analysis, and file reports a developer can act on without a follow-up meeting.


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