Senior Engineer - Firmware Testing

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Job Description:

You will be part of R&D team in design, development, verification and deliver best-in-class firmware for Microchip PCI Express switching products. Bangalore DCS team, as part of Microchip global R&D, closely collaborates with geographical architecture, chip design, validation, marketing and application engineering teams for successful product delivery. You will be responsible for test development and verifying the firmware solution based on PCIe, NVMe and storage technology for Microchip Switch product family.

As a Firmware Test Engineer, based in Bangalore, and reporting to the manager of firmware test, you will focus on the firmware verification of new features and/or verification of existing features for the PCIe Switch product Firmware in a highly automated environment.
In this role, you will work closely with the firmware development team working in an Agile development process. The tests that you develop will use white box testing methodology to fully validate firmware functionality on a module-by-module basis as the firmware is being developed.

You would be expected to recreate complex and challenging customer issues, Verify the fix and automate tests using the test framework.
You will be expected to created test plans, define testing methods, specify required white box test interfaces, design test algorithms, and write Python test scripts to verify the implementation of an individual firmware module.

In addition to Test design, coding & testing you would be expected to collaborate with distributed cross-functional teams. Mentor Junior engineers provide solutions to unblock them.

Document best practices/learnings while developing & deploying test solutions.

Work in an Agile development environment while continuously evaluating and improving engineering processes.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Job Responsibilities:
Creation, development, execution, and maintenance of Firmware test plans, test cases, and procedures for PCIe Switch Product.
Development of automated test cases using test framework. Develop new libraries to meet new test needs.
Utilization of defect tracking tools to report on verification progress and product quality.
Isolation and resolution of complex software & firmware problems in embedded real-time systems.
Assistance in the continued design, and maintenance of our state-of-the-art systems validation & interoperability lab environment.

Qualifications/Requirements

Educational Qualifications: BE/ME/M.Tech in Electronics/Computer or similar.
5+ years working experience of validation and testing experience in firmware/software/driver/etc.

Highly proficient with Python programming and Proficient in Linux.

Strong analytical, debugging, and testing skills.
Proven ability to drive features from requirements to product
Experience with SoC / Embedded product test.

Experience with PCIe and NVMe protocol.

Experience with I2C, UART, SMBUS, GPIO, Ethernet, DMA are plus.
Experience with protocol analyzers. Ability to interpret PCIe traces.
Experience with defect tracking tools and processes.
Excellent communication skills.

Stay updated on PCIe specifications. Refer to new standards, methodologies, and enhance tests to align to new PCIe specifications.

Object Oriented analysis & design and experience in distributed systems will be a big plus.
Proficient in working close to hardware - device drivers, system bring-up, Linux/OS fundamentals.
Value-add Qualifications:
Experience with Jenkins, Code coverage tools (Bulls eye), test automation related tools.
Knowledge of CI/CD and related integration tools.
Experience of FPGA development and test, and schematics drawing reading. Good understanding of firmware, hardware-level details of PCIe, SPI, I2C, Retimers, FPGA, CPLD.

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