Firmware Test Development Engineer

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara California that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. global company that specializes in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. The company also produces flash memories graphics processors motherboard chip sets and a variety of components used in consumer electronics goods.

Job Title: Firmware Test Development Engineer

Work Location: Austin TX 78728

Duration: 12 Months

Work Type: Temporary Assignment

Job Type: Hybrid

Job Description:

We are seeking a collaborative and motivated System Firmware Test Development Engineer to join our firmware QA team.
In this role you will collaborate closely with firmware architects and domain-specific validation teams to understand new firmware and system level features define end-to-end test strategies and develop comprehensive regression test cases.
You will play a key role in ensuring high-quality firmware delivery through systematic automated and scalable validation frameworks.
The focus will be on client Server Class EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs.
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds who bring curiosity technical depth and a commitment to innovation.

THE PERSON:

As a Systems Test Validation Engineer you will deliver our next generation of system tests for our this high visibility position your systems engineering expertise will be necessary to find and resolve silicon platform firmware issues.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Partner with firmware architects and domain validation engineers to understand new and evolving firmware features.
Define and implement platform-level end-to-end test flows to validate firmware functionality across boot and runtime.
Develop detailed regression test cases and test procedures aligned with automation requirements and continuous integration practices.
Ensure test designs are automation-friendly and compatible with existing or new test frameworks.
Conduct test execution debug issues and collaborate with firmware developers to drive defect resolution.
Contribute to test strategy and coverage analysis focusing on system-level feature interactions and cross-domain dependencies.
Participate in test infrastructure enhancements improving test coverage efficiency and reporting.
80% focus will be on test content creation and 20% on test execution

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 6 years of relevant work experience (firmware or software development or validation)
Knowledge of Pre- and post-silicon firmware / system test environments
Debugging skills at SoC (System on a Chip) and System level
Experience with Computer Architecture concepts and Enterprise class server platform features
Prior experience working on embedded firmware
Ability to program in C C and scripting languages (Python Perl etc.)
Experience or knowledge in one or more of the following areas with focus on system / firmware development or testability is highly desirable:
Bios Concepts (ACPI SMBios tables)
RAS (Reliability Availability and Serviceability) features and validation
Memory subsystem validation (DDR persistent memory error injection etc.)
Power management and telemetry
Platform security features (TPM SPDM Secure boot ROT based attestation etc.)
Virtualization and firmware enablement (ACPI SR-IOV etc.)
High-speed I/O validation (PCIe CXL)
Sideband protocols: MCTP SPDM PLDM RDE etc.

TOP 3-5 MUST HAVE SKILLS:

Firmware and Platform test development and validation
Experience of System BIOS / UEFI boot process

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

Bachelors or masters degree in related discipline preferred

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara California that develops computer processo...