Job Description
The role involves developing and maintaining automated testing frameworks for embedded systems and hardware-in-the-loop environments to ensure the reliability and performance of Samsara's connected equipment products, with a focus on high-quality firmware releases and real-world deployment resilience.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with firmware development and product teams to define automation goals and ensure high-velocity firmware releases.
- Develop and execute automated testing suites for RTOS-based embedded systems, including connectivity stacks like Cellular, GPS, BLE, WiFi, and CAN.
- Scale automation infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and reporting tools to accelerate release cycles and increase autonomous coverage.
- Perform root cause analysis on failures identified through automated frameworks and system stress testing.
- Support field validation through automated log analysis and issue triage to ensure firmware resilience in real-world deployments.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in embedded systems or firmware automation engineering.
- Hands-on expertise building and maintaining Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) environments and custom automated frameworks for physical devices.
- Solid experience automating RTOS-based embedded systems such as Zephyr, FreeRTOS, or similar.
- High proficiency in Python for sophisticated framework architecture and test development.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines including Buildkite and Jenkins.
- Experience with version control systems such as Git.
- Ability to perform low-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis on complex embedded hardware.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Experience with Cellular, GPS, BLE, WiFi, and CAN technologies and their associated automation and debug practices.
- Experience with Unix/Linux system network automation and reliability engineering.
- Experience with hardware debugging tools such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and J-Link to assist in automation development.
Benefits & Perks
Annual Base Salary 187,000 - 260,000 USD
Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance
Performance-based bonus variable pay
Equity for eligible roles
Flexible, employee-led remote work model
Professional development stipend
Comprehensive health plans
Parental leave plans
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