Firmware Validation Engineer

Job Details:Job Description: Job DescriptionAbout Us: FWRS Group delivers best-in-class Ethernet products and is part of the Data Center Group which is at the heart of Intel's transformation from a PC company to a company that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing-devices. FWRS compelling Ethernet products move the world’s data and are the foundations of cloud service and telecommunications data centers. We are a team of problem solvers, experimenters, and innovators who are dedicated to designing the network technologies that currently lead and continue to transform datacenter ecosystems. As a world-class organization, we’re looking for outstanding talent to accelerate our growth during an exciting time in Ethernet networking marketing technology. If you're ready to be a part of this journey, then we want to hear from you.

• Define validation strategy and test plans for firmware/embedded features across pre-silicon (sim/emulation/FPGA) and post-silicon environments.
• Develop and maintain automated Python based test frameworks for functional, regression, stress, performance, power, and reliability validation.
• Validate firmware for low-level subsystems (boot flow, PCIe, memory, power/thermal, security, manageability, storage/network as applicable).
• Validate firmware with Linux based System platforms with SW drivers/tools.
• Own triage and root-cause analysis of failures; isolate HW vs FW vs SW/tool/test issues; provide actionable debug data and reproduction steps.
• Create/maintain test infrastructure for Simulators/Emulators: CI pipelines, dashboards, log collection, test result analysis, and release sign-off criteria.
• Collaborate with firmware dev, hardware design, architects, and system/software teams to close issues; track defects through to resolution.
• Support board/platform bring-up.
• Mentor engineers, review test code, improve coverage, and enforce quality practices.Qualifications:
• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in Firmware and System/Hardware validation.Must-Have:
• Strong embedded and system validation fundamentals: understanding of firmware execution, interrupts, DMA, resets, boot flows, HW-SW driver interactions etc.
• Test automation proficiency: Python, pytest based; ability to build robust, maintainable automation and log parsing/analysis.
• Strong hands on experience on Emulators, Simulator and/or FPGA prototyping
• Debugging/triage skills: interpret traces/logs, use JTAG/SWD/GDB, read register dumps, bisect regressions, and reproduce scenarios/failures.
• Experience with validation methodologies: coverage planning, risk-based testing, test case design, regression gating, and defect lifecycle management.