Product Design and Development - Firmware Quality Engineer

Firmware Quality Engineer

We're seeking a Firmware Quality Engineer to build the quality infrastructure behind a unique hardware product's firmware, controls, and connected software ecosystem. This role focuses on creating the automated systems, tooling, and validation frameworks that help engineering teams move quickly while maintaining a high bar for reliability, performance, and release readiness.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, or training
• 5 years of experience as an SDET, firmware quality engineer, embedded software engineer, or related role
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience developing production-quality automation tooling
• Experience building automated test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and validation infrastructure
• Experience validating embedded systems, robotics, mechatronics products, wearables, or connected devices
• Strong understanding of firmware development workflows, source control, code reviews, CI systems, and release processes
• Experience investigating complex system behavior through logs, telemetry, debugging tools, and root cause analysis
• Experience creating test strategies, validation plans, and release qualification processes
• Exceptional written communication and documentation skills
• Builder mindset with ability to create new tools and processes in ambiguous environments
• Highly self-motivated, action-oriented, and comfortable operating in startup-style product development environments
• Comfortable working across firmware, controls, hardware, backend, and QA disciplines
• Prior work experience at client or in client's Industry
• Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2
• Robotics, exoskeletons, autonomous systems, industrial automation, or mechatronics
• Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing environments
• Sensor fusion, controls systems, motion systems, or real-time software
• BLE communication, mobile-device interactions, and OTA firmware updates
• Experience with Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD platforms
• MATLAB, CAN tools, embedded diagnostics, or hardware debugging tools
• Startup, R&D, incubation, or 0→1 product development environments
• Experience using modern AI-enabled engineering workflows and tools

• Build and maintain automated validation frameworks for firmware, controls, and connected services
• Develop test infrastructure, tooling, and pipelines that improve release confidence and engineering velocity
• Design and implement Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and system-level automated test environments
• Create automated regression suites for embedded systems and hardware-software interactions
• Develop internal tools that improve testing efficiency, diagnostics, observability, and engineering productivity
• Investigate complex system failures using logs, telemetry, source code, and hardware debugging techniques
• Perform root cause analysis and work cross-functionally to drive issues through resolution
• Partner with firmware and controls engineers to improve testability, reliability, and quality throughout development
• Define release readiness criteria, quality gates, and validation processes that support frequent firmware releases
• Create clear validation documentation, test plans, quality metrics, and reporting mechanisms
• Establish scalable quality processes capable of supporting future product generations
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate automation, debugging, analysis, and engineering workflows

• Collaborative work environment with a focus on innovation and quality
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Supportive and inclusive company culture