We are looking for a Staff Embedded Software Test Engineer who will be a hands-on technical lead responsible for ensuring embedded firmware and software products are thoroughly tested and deliveries are rock-solid. You will work with cross-functional teams to build robust and scalable test methodologies for embedded systems that meet the high-quality bar our customers expect.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical expertise to the team through all aspects of testing embedded firmware across the product cycle and ensure all software is thoroughly tested.
- Own communications with cross-functional teams and represent the team in technical discussions, design reviews, and project reviews.
- Design comprehensive test strategies for embedded firmware projects, including black-box, white-box, stress, long-duration, integration, and system testing.
- Work with the team to develop automation plans that increase test efficiency, coverage, and repeatability.
- Implement tests during both pre-silicon and post-silicon phases of embedded firmware development.
- Find issues and triage/debug them in collaboration with embedded software, firmware, hardware, and systems teams.
- Present test results, coverage, risks, and defect findings to product owners, internal customers, and software developers to assist in resolving issues.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering with a minimum of 8 years of experience, or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering with a minimum of 6 years of experience.
- Strong knowledge of embedded systems, embedded firmware, and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
- Experience with a variety of MCU and DSP cores/processors and the software stacks that support them.
- Strong leadership skills with a consistent track record of delivering embedded software and firmware projects.
- Proficiency with Python, shell, C, and C++, with hands-on experience developing reusable embedded test frameworks, test utilities, and hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure.
- Knowledge and hands-on experience in embedded hardware or firmware system testing sufficient to design and execute test strategies, develop test plans, identify defects, and assess system-level functionality and reliability.
- Knowledge of requirements analysis and test case development, including interpreting technical requirements, deriving comprehensive test scenarios, and documenting traceable test cases with clear expected results.
- Experience automating functional, regression, integration, and system-level tests for embedded hardware or firmware, and analyze automated test results.
- Ability to debug embedded hardware or firmware using logs, traces, debuggers, instrumentation, and systematic root-cause analysis.
- Experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers for measurement and debugging of embedded systems.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
- Experience with Jira, SVN/Git, and continuous integration systems such as Jenkins.
- Familiarity with defect management practices.
- Familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Experience with Agile Scrum software development.
- Experience developing and implementing embedded software and firmware tests on development boards.
- Experience validating embedded firmware across hardware, software, and system-level interfaces.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering and at least 8 years of experience, or a master’s degree in one of these fields and at least 6 years of experience.
- Strong knowledge of embedded systems, embedded firmware, and real-time operating systems.
- Experience with multiple MCU and DSP cores or processors and supporting software stacks.
- Strong leadership skills and a track record of delivering embedded software and firmware projects.
- Proficiency with Python, shell, C, and C++, including development of reusable embedded test frameworks, utilities, and hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure.
- Embedded hardware or firmware system-testing experience sufficient to design test strategies, create test plans, identify defects, and assess system functionality and reliability.
- Knowledge of requirements analysis and test-case development, including traceable test documentation and expected results.
- Experience automating functional, regression, integration, and system-level tests and analyzing automated test results.
- Ability to debug embedded hardware or firmware using logs, traces, debuggers, instrumentation, and root-cause analysis.
- Experience using oscilloscopes, signal generators, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.
- Experience with Jira, SVN or Git, and continuous integration systems such as Jenkins.
- Familiarity with defect management practices and the software development life cycle.
- Experience with Agile Scrum software development.
- Experience developing embedded software and firmware tests on development boards.
- Experience validating embedded firmware across hardware, software, and system-level interfaces.
Cirrus Logic Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare includes multiple medical, dental and vision options, mental‑health resources, wellness programs, and access to an on‑site clinic in Austin. Feedback suggests these offerings underpin strong total‑rewards sentiment.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation design features semiannual performance bonuses, profit‑sharing, and recognition awards that augment base pay. Feedback suggests these incentives help maintain competitive total compensation in key engineering roles.
Cirrus Logic Insights
What We Do
Cirrus Logic is a leading supplier of low-power, high-precision mixed-signal processing solutions for mobile and consumer applications. The company has a robust portfolio of sophisticated low-power products, including boosted amplifiers, smart codecs, camera controllers, haptic driver and sensing solutions, power conversion and control Integrated Circuits, and fast-charging Integrated Circuits. These solutions have innovative technology, software and associated algorithms incorporated. With a strong intellectual property portfolio and extensive mixed-signal expertise, Cirrus Logic is well-positioned to drive innovation and growth in the evolving markets of audio and high-performance mixed-signal processing technologies. We are hiring like crazy! Please visit our careers portal at cirrus.jobs to check out our available openings!
Why Work With Us
Engineering drives our company, and innovation isn’t just encouraged – it’s expected! This is a culture where you get to work with some of the largest, most innovative customers and products on the planet on a daily basis and where everyone is a key contributor to the company’s success. There are no Miltons here!
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