Senior Embedded Controls Test Engineer

We are currently hiring a Senior Embedded Controls Test Engineer to join our client’s Systems Engineering team. Successful candidates will have hands-on experience in software validation/verification process and activities for embedded controllers; demonstrate the capability to establish a portable and scalable validation/verification platform; know what and how to effectively evaluate software quality through well-defined metrics.

Responsibilities:

• Heavily involved in the software validation and verification test procedure, focusing on developing test framework, selecting/building/executing test equipment, guiding the whole software group for quality assurance and best practice.
• Develop test procedure for various levels of white-box software testing, including static analysis, dynamic analysis/testing, unit testing and integration testing (MIL, HIL) with test coverage.
• Design and source components and parts to build test bench at both software level and hardware level, with well developed documentation.
• Develop and automate test code and routines in Model-Based development (Matlab/Simulink) environment and text-based coding environment (C/C++/IEC/scripting language).
• Implement and test software interface I/Os, CAN communication by using CANanalyzer or equivalent tools.
• Define and document test metrics with inputs, conditions and expected pass/fail criteria for regression testing.
• Develop and maintain traceability between requirements and test cases, and manage the test reports by following the formal configuration management process.
• Document and report the test activities for functional safety compliance purpose.
• Manage software test code version control and evolution.
• Other duties as occasionally required by management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in EE, computer engineering, or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in industrial-level embedded firmware/software validation and verification testing.
• Programming skills: C/C++/Matlab/Simulink, more than 1 scripting languages (python, JavaScript, Ruby, Bash, powerShell).
• Experience with formal software version control (Git/SVN) and release/configuration management.
• Excellent documentation and detail-oriented approach on test development and execution
• Experience commissioning, tuning, and troubleshooting embedded software by using MM, Scope and other relevant equipment.
• Commitment to delivering high quality software by inventing and following processes, procedures and coding styles.
• Team player, self-motivated, have habit to document and communicate promptly on what is done. Have passion in engineering and doing things in a systematic way.

Nice to have:

• An engineering degree from an accredited Electrical, Electronics or Computer eng. university/college/institutional program.
• Work experience with Agile development process.
• Experience with instrumentation including pressure, temperature and flow measurement devices.
• Experience with full software lifecycle and safety-critical software development, including requirements, design, integration, validation, and verification is strong asset.
• Extensive experience with CAN and communication protocols such as J1939, CANopen is a strong asset.

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