Senior​/Principal Engineer - Linux BSP QA

Staff/Senior-Staff/Principal Engineer - Linux BSP QA

Eridu AI India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eridu Corporation, Saratoga, California, USA, is looking to hire highly motivated and talented professionals for its R&D center in Bengaluru to join our world-class team.

Eridu AI is a Silicon Valley-based hardware startup pioneering infrastructure solutions that accelerate training and inference for large-scale AI models. Today’s AI performance is frequently limited by system-level bottlenecks. Eridu AI delivers multiple industry-first innovations across semiconductors, software, and systems to unlock greater GPU utilization, reduce capital and power costs, and maximize data center efficiency. The company’s solutions and value proposition have been validated by several leading hyperscalers.

The company is led by a veteran team of Silicon Valley executives and engineers with decades of experience in state-of-the-art semiconductors, optics, software, and systems, including serial entrepreneur Drew Perkins, co-founder of Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN), Lightera (acq. by Ciena), Gainspeed (acq. by Nokia) and Mojo Vision (World’s leading micro-LED company and developer of the first augmented reality contact lens).

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We are looking for a highly skilled Linux OS BSP QA Engineer to join our platform software quality team. In this role, you will be responsible for validating and ensuring the reliability, stability, and performance of Linux-based Board Support Packages (BSPs) running on Supervisor Boards in modular switch chassis systems. You will work closely with software developers, hardware engineers, and system validation teams to deliver production-quality embedded platforms for next‑generation networking products.

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and automation for Linux BSP and low‑level software components (boot loader, kernel, drivers, and system services).
• Validate hardware bring‑up, board initialization, and platform‑level software integration (e.g., EEPROM, CPLD, I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, sensors, and watchdog).
• Perform functional, regression, and performance testing on supervisor boards across various hardware revisions.
• Work with developers to triage and root‑cause BSP, kernel, and driver‑level issues using tools like dmesg, strace, perf, crash, and serial console logs.
• Automate test execution and result collection using Python, Shell scripting, or Robot Framework in both lab and CI/CD environments.
• Validate bootloaders (U‑Boot, UEFI) and OS upgrade flows, including field upgrade and fail‑safe mechanisms.
• Collaborate with hardware and system teams on thermal, power, and reliability validation at the BSP layer.
• Maintain test infrastructure, including automation servers, DUT (Device Under Test) setup, and network topology configurations.
• Support release qualification, test documentation, and sign‑off for BSP and OS drops prior to system‑level integration.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in embedded software QA or platform validation, preferably in networking or telecom equipment.
• Strong understanding of Linux kernel, device drivers, and boot loader architecture.
• Hands‑on experience with BSP bring‑up, low‑level debugging, and peripheral validation.
• Proficiency in Python and Shell scripting for automation and test frameworks.
• Familiar with lab equipment such as serial consoles, power analyzers, oscilloscopes, and network analyzers.
• Experience with test management and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Jira, Test Rail).
• Excellent problem‑solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience testing BSPs for switching or routing platforms (modular chassis or fixed‑configuration systems).
• Knowledge of network OS like SONiC, network protocols (Ethernet, LACP, LLDP, SNMP, etc.) and platform daemons (OpenBMC, System
  
  D services).
• Familiarity with hardware abstraction layers (HALs) or platform SDKs used in switch OS architectures.
• Exposure to PCIe switch fabrics, SERDES testing, and FPGA/CPLD interface validation.
• Experience with Yocto‑based Linux builds and cross‑compilation environments.

At Eridu AI, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of AI infrastructure, working with a world‑class team on groundbreaking technology that pushes the boundaries of AI performance. Your contributions will directly impact the next generation of AI networking solutions, transforming data center capabilities.

The starting base salary for the selected candidate will be established based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications, work location, market trends, and the compensation of employees in comparable roles.