Embedded Test Automation Engineer

Department: Aeris

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Hayward, CA, Hayward, CA

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain an integrated automated test environment for embedded Linux hardware.
• Automate device identification, network booting, disk partitioning, file system configuration, and software installation.
• Develop secure workflows that store and retrieve device-specific calibration results and instrument configuration data from cloud-based systems.
• Design and expand automated test suites using Python, Pytest, LabVIEW, or similar tools.
• Develop Python tools that integrate with existing LabVIEW and Python calibration systems.
• Troubleshoot issues across hardware, operating systems, software, and network connections.
• Partner with hardware, firmware, test, manufacturing, and cloud teams to improve device bring-up, testing, and configuration.
• Improve the reliability, repeatability, and maintainability of production test processes.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 4–7 years of experience in embedded systems, test automation, manufacturing test engineering, or a related field.
• Strong Python programming skills and experience building maintainable automation tools.
• Hands-on experience using Pytest or a similar framework for hardware, system, or integration testing.
• Working knowledge of embedded Linux, including boot processes, network booting, storage partitioning, and file system configuration.
• Experience integrating systems through APIs, cloud databases, or other data services.
• Ability to diagnose complex issues across hardware, operating systems, software, and networks.
• Experience working across engineering disciplines to deliver production-ready systems.
• Practical approach to documentation, error handling, and long-term maintainability.

• Experience developing or maintaining LabVIEW automation and integrating LabVIEW with Python.
• Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop test environments and automated laboratory equipment.
• Experience applying CI/CD practices to embedded systems or physical hardware testing.
• Experience supporting production provisioning, calibration, or manufacturing test systems.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data storage, device configuration management, or disaster-recovery workflows.

Benefits

• Salary range: $130,000 - $150,000 annual base
• Health, dental, and vision insurance with low deductibles and premiums paid by company 99% for self and 50% for dependents and/or spouse
• 401K with company match (no vesting period)
• Student loan assistance
• Generous culture around time off, including: 
  • Unlimited PTO
  • 6 days of sick time per year 
  • 11 paid company holidays per year 
  • up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave (gender neutral) including adoptions