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# Firmware QA Engineer (Embedded Test Engineer)

- **Company:** Motive Companies
- **Location:** Westlake Village, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $80,000.0 - $110,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Distributed Systems, Embedded Software, Firmware, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Python (Programming Language), Regression Testing, Release Management, Shell Script, Hardware Testing
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=bd61d96b0df284eb

## About the Role

* Experience testing embedded firmware on physical hardware
 * Background validating connected devices, IoT products, or distributed systems
 * Strong understanding of:
 + Test planning
 + Manual regression testing
 + Risk-based testing
 + Production release validation
 * Experience identifying quality risks and communicating findings clearly
 * Comfortable collaborating with engineering, product, operations, and support teams
 * Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
 * Excellent written and verbal communication
 * Self-motivated with a practical, hands-on approach

Nice to Have

 * Experience validating OTA firmware updates
 * GPS testing experience and interpreting GPS logs
 * Python, Bash, or Shell scripting
 * Experience working in regulated industries such as:
 + Medical Devices
 + Healthcare
 + Aerospace
 + Manufacturing
 + OEM environments, + Experience testing embedded firmware on physical hardware
 + Background validating connected devices, IoT products, or distributed systems
 + Strong understanding of:
o Test planning
o Manual regression testing
o Risk-based testing
o Production release validation

 + Experience identifying quality risks and communicating findings clearly
 + Comfortable collaborating with engineering, product, operations, and support teams
 + Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
 + Excellent written and verbal communication
 + Self-motivated with a practical, hands-on approach
 * Nice to Have
 + Experience validating OTA firmware updates
 + GPS testing experience and interpreting GPS logs
 + Python, Bash, or Shell scripting
 + Experience working in regulated industries such as:
o Medical Devices
o Healthcare
o Aerospace
o Manufacturing
o OEM environments

## Description

We're partnering with an innovative technology company developing connected embedded devices used in highly regulated industries. They're looking for a hands-on Firmware QA Engineer who enjoys working directly with hardware, validating firmware releases, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring products perform flawlessly before reaching customers.

If you prefer real-world hardware testing over building automated test frameworks, this is an excellent opportunity to make a direct impact on product quality.

What You'll Do

 * Validate firmware releases on embedded hardware against defined requirements
 * Execute manual regression testing across device functionality, including:
 + Power management
 + Sensors
 + Charging
 + Connectivity
 + Fault recovery
 * Perform ship testing and pre-deployment verification on production devices
 * Configure hardware and verify release readiness before customer deployment
 * Execute smoke, regression, and targeted firmware test suites
 * Validate GPS performance, including:
 + Time to first fix
 + Signal accuracy
 + Signal recovery
 + Low-signal scenarios
 * Reproduce firmware issues using logs, serial interfaces, and lab tools
 * Partner closely with firmware and hardware engineers to validate expected behavior and edge cases
 * Verify connectivity, pairing, and firmware stability
 * Assist in troubleshooting customer-reported issues by gathering logs and helping isolate root causes
 * Write light Python or shell scripts to streamline repetitive testing tasks (automation is a plus but not the primary focus)
 * Communicate testing results, quality risks, and release readiness to cross-functional teams


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