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Firmware Test Engineer
Contract to Hire: Berkeley, California, US span>
Salary Range: 60.00 - 65.00 | Per Hour
Job Code: 371774
End Date: 2026-10-21
Days Left: 27 days, 15 hours left
Locations: Berkeley, CA (onsite 5x per week)
Duration: Contract-to-hire
Mission:
Design and execute verification tests for company’s BMS software, using both Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop environments.
Responsibilities:
- Translate product requirements into detailed verification tests managed in Jama.
- Select the appropriate SIL or HIL test strategy for each requirement.
- Develop and automate test cases using Python and pytest.
- Verify overall BMS software performance, safety, and reliability.
- Identify firmware bugs early in the release cycle through systematic testing.
- Debug complex embedded systems and isolate issues across software and physical electrical hardware.
- Collaborate with Firmware, Systems, and Hardware teams to improve test coverage and accelerate releases.
- Document test results, defects, and requirements traceability.
Must-Haves:
- Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field - or equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrated experience with Python and pytest for automated testing.
- Experience testing and debugging embedded software or firmware.
- Hands-on experience with embedded communication protocols, particularly CAN.
- Experience working in HIL environments.
- Strong electrical hardware debugging experience.
- Ability to read electrical schematics.
- Hands-on experience using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and other electrical test equipment.
- Ability to isolate root causes across software logic and physical hardware.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Proactive, hands-on approach with strong personal initiative and collaborative problem-solving skills.
Nice-to-Haves:
- Experience with both HIL and SIL testing.
- Battery Management System or energy-storage experience.
- Jama or comparable requirements-management experience.
- Experience verifying safety-critical embedded systems.
- Additional protocol experience with SPI, UART, I2C, or Ethernet.
- Experience integrating automated firmware tests into CI/CD pipelines.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually – as applicable.
Job Requirement
- Python
- Pytest
- Automated Testing
- HIL
Reach Out to a Recruiter
- Recruiter
- Phone
- Natasha Shah
- natasha.shah@collabera.com