Engineer II - Firmware Testing

Location: India - Bangalore

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

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Job Description:

You will be part of R&D team in design, development, verification and deliver best-in-class firmware for Microchip PCI Express switching products. You will be responsible for test development and verifying the firmware solution based on PCIe technology for Microchip Switch product family.

As a Firmware Test Engineer, based in Bangalore, and reporting to the manager of firmware test, you will focus on the firmware verification of new features and/or verification of existing features for the PCIe Switch product Firmware in a highly automated environment.

In this role, you will work closely with the firmware development team working in an Agile development process. The tests that you develop will use white-box testing methodology to fully validate firmware functionality on a module-by-module basis as the firmware is being developed.

You would be expected to recreate complex and challenging customer issues, Verify the fix and automate tests using the test framework.

You will be expected to created test plans, define testing methods, specify required white box test interfaces, design test algorithms, and write Python test scripts to verify the implementation of an individual firmware module.

In addition to Test design, coding & testing you would be expected to collaborate with distributed cross-functional teams. Mentor Junior engineers provide solutions to unblock them.

Document best practices/learnings while developing & deploying test solutions.

Work in an Agile development environment while continuously evaluating and improving engineering processes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Creation, development, execution, and maintenance of Firmware test plans, test cases, and procedures for PCIe Switch Product.
• Development of automated test cases using test framework. Develop new libraries to meet new test needs.
• Utilization of defect tracking tools to report on verification progress and product quality.
• Assistance in the continued design, and maintenance of our state-of-the-art systems validation & interoperability lab environment.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• 3+ years working experience of validation and testing experience in firmware/Embedded product/driver/etc.
• Minimum 2+ years of Experience with Python Programming
• Proficient in Linux operating system
• Strong analytical, debugging, and testing skills.
• Proven ability to drive features from requirements to product
• Experience with SoC peripheral device driver testing.
• Experience with PCIe or NVMe protocol.
• Experience with I2C, UART, SMBUS, GPIO are plus.
• Experience with protocol analyzers, exercisers, and jammers. Ability to interpret PCIe traces.

 
Value-add Qualifications:

• Experience with Jenkins, Code coverage tools (Bulls eye), test automation related tools.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and related integration tools.
• Experience of FPGA development and test, and schematics drawing reading.

Educational Qualifications: BE/ME/M.Tech in Electronics/Computer or similar.

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