Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).
- Design, execute, and maintain test scenarios for complex embedded systems, radar firmware, and SDKs
- Analyze product requirements and architecture to contribute to test strategies, coverage, and acceptance criteria for radar functionality and supported commands
- Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, and test reports; manage defects through resolution
- Perform manual, exploratory, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing to identify product risks, edge cases, and failure modes
- Build and maintain automated tests where they provide clear value, contributing to existing frameworks
- Collaborate with firmware, product, and software teams to improve testability and overall quality
- Support test environments, automation infrastructure, and test execution across projects and releases
- Promote strong testing practices and a quality-first mindset, participating in peer reviews and knowledge sharing
- 3+ years of experience in software testing, firmware QA, or embedded systems test engineering roles
- Experience validating feature-level behavior, supported device commands, and SDK interactions
- Solid understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and test design techniques for embedded systems
- Experience with test automation, including writing and maintaining automated tests (Python preferred)
- Experience working in environments with hardware and software dependencies, including flashing firmware and interacting directly with physical devices
- Practical knowledge of Linux environments, Git workflows, and CI/CD concepts as applied to embedded systems
- Understanding of software/firmware development practices, hardware debugging, defect investigation, and root cause analysis
Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.
WHAT WE OFFERThis is an exempt role.If your skills generally align but not perfectly, please apply anyway. There may be another role that’s a great fit for you!
We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:
- RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
- Generous Benefits:
- Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you
- Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
- Virtual Care – 98Point6
- Employee Assistance Program
- Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
- Travel Assistance Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
- Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
- 401(k) match
- Pet Insurance
- Prepaid Legal Program
- Commuter Benefits
- Paid Company Holidays
All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience in software testing, firmware QA, or embedded systems test engineering roles
- Experience validating feature-level behavior, supported device commands, and SDK interactions
- Solid understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and test design techniques for embedded systems
- Experience with test automation, including writing and maintaining automated tests; Python preferred
- Experience working with hardware and software dependencies, including flashing firmware and interacting directly with physical devices
- Practical knowledge of Linux environments, Git workflows, and CI/CD concepts applied to embedded systems
- Understanding of software and firmware development practices, hardware debugging, defect investigation, and root cause analysis
- Eligibility to handle U.S. Government export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations
Echodyne Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Echodyne and has not been reviewed or approved by Echodyne.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare premiums for employees are fully paid, and medical, dental, and vision options are consistently cited as strong parts of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO for salaried staff and structured accruals plus paid holidays for hourly employees indicate broad time-off support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company match is noted, alongside company-paid life and disability insurance that strengthens financial security.
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What We Do
Echodyne designs and builds advanced radar solutions that unlock new capabilities for intelligent systems and autonomous machines and shatter price-performance barriers for sensor arrays. Our combination of patented metamaterials electronically scanned array (MESA®) technology with powerful software ultimately means significantly greater situational awareness that increases safety and saves lives. Our first radar is the size of a paperback book, weighs less than bowling pin, draws less power than a light bulb, yet outperforms every comparable radar on the market. We are just getting started. Echodyne delivers commercial radar solutions for end users and integrators in Government and Defense, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Autonomous Vehicle markets globally. The company is based in Kirkland, Washington and backed by Bill Gates, NEA, Madrona Venture Group, Baillie Gifford, Vulcan Capital, Vanedge Capital, and Irongrey among others. Discover more at echodyne.com.
