Senior Firmware Test Engineer

Motorola Solutions

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Work type
On-site
Location
Culver City, CASan Mateo, CA
Salary
$130,000–$160,000 / yr
Posted
14 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

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Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) is a leading American technology company providing mission-critical communications, video security, and analytics for public safety and enterprise customers.

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TL;DR · Senior Firmware Test Engineer

As a Senior Firmware Test Engineer within the Avigilon Alta team, you will serve as the technical authority for validating deeply embedded firmware across an access control and office automation ecosystem. You will design and execute comprehensive test strategies covering the journey from hardware to the cloud, ensuring readers and controllers are secure and performant. Your daily work involves building sophisticated Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) automation frameworks to exercise firmware at driver, middleware, and application layers. You will utilize Python to build scalable test suites while using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol sniffers to debug complex issues in power-constrained environments. Required skills include proficiency in C/C++, RTOS, and memory management, alongside experience with communication protocols such as RS-485, Ethernet/IP, BLE, NFC, UWB, UART, SPI, I2C, and TCP/IP networking for robust device connectivity.

What you'll do

  • Design and lead comprehensive test strategies for the hardware-to-cloud journey of access control products.
  • Develop sophisticated Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) automation frameworks to exercise firmware at multiple layers.
  • Debug complex system behaviors using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol sniffers in power-constrained environments.
  • Validate and stress-test communication protocols including RS-485, Ethernet/IP, BLE, NFC, and UWB.
  • Test network stacks, TLS/X.509 certificate handling, and data integrity across various deployment environments.
  • Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with hardware and software teams to implement testability into product designs.
  • Build scalable, automated test suites using Python or similar programming languages.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely.
  • 7+ years of experience in firmware development, embedded systems engineering, or firmware validation.
  • At least 3 years of experience in a lead or principal capacity.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python for building scalable, automated test suites from scratch.
  • Deep understanding of C/C++ and RTOS-based architectures to critique production-level firmware.
  • Hands-on experience with hardware lab equipment including Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, and Digital Multimeters.
  • Advanced knowledge of wired and wireless interfaces such as RS-485, UART, I2C, SPI, and TCP/IP.

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