Senior Quality Engineer, Embedded Software

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Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field. Electrical or Computer Engineering preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in a quality engineering function.
• Strong technical understanding of embedded + distributed systems.
• Working experience with automated test environments and building of test beds with physical hardware.
• Proven abilities for effective low-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Strong communication skills, comfortable working with teams from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities:

• Be an advocate for Quality in a tight knit Firmware Quality pod.
• Partner with your Quality Engineering Lead/Manager, Firmware Development and Product teams to define quality goals, expand test coverage, and ensure high quality releases.
• Create and maintain comprehensive and effective test suites.
• Prioritize automation of existing regression and manual test cases, to reduce manual test time.
• Run systems-level manual and automated in-house acceptance tests and real world driving tests to detect defects and regressions in our cloud application and devices.
• Write detailed test cases and strategy for IoT devices and connectivity with accessories.
• Rapidly diagnose issues and perform root cause analysis with firmware, backend, and fullstack developers.
• Lead test planning and execution for major firmware releases/NPI hardware.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and provide guidance on best practices.
• Work closely with Product and Engineering stakeholders to ensure alignment on quality objectives.
• Actively champion a culture of quality by analyzing product quality data and deriving/delivering actionable product quality insights to product development teams.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles.