Hiring: Hardware Test Automation Engineer Company: Sesame Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 11:55:38 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Android, CI/CD, Embedded Systems, Firmware, Python, Sanity, iOS About the job Required Skills: •This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role at the firmware/wireless/hardware boundary, on a small team that moves fast. You'll partner closely with the firmware team and our hands-on platform tester, and you'll have visibility and authority across both the firmware and the testbed so the two are built to cooperate. •Stand up an automated test framework driven from a programmable Bluetooth central (Android, iOS, or a Pi-based rig, whatever fits), firmware-first then integration-first; even if early runs are short, get the foundation in place before it scales. •Establish nightly (sanity/stability) and weekly (stress) automated runs, with extended weekend runs for long-duration audio sessions (e.g., 5-hour and 18-hour using synthetic data). •Begin a live performance/stress dashboard: A2DP/throughput, BT link duration, BT latency, battery life, firmware crash counts, and regression flags. •Design, build, and own an automated hardware test rig integrated with CI/CD (build → flash → run → report) for the device. •Implement throughput/bandwidth, connectivity stress tests (e.g., iPerf, A2DP/AVRCP), including sustained-throughput, connection-stability/range testing, and simulated degraded-connectivity scenarios. •Build API-level tests (easier to automate than full end-to-end iOS flows) covering throughput, sustained load, and crash detection. •Run long-duration audio session testing (multi-hour, synthetic data) and battery/thermal performance characterization (including full discharge cycling). Qualifications: •Hands-on experience building hardware/embedded test automation and integrating it into CI/CD (automated flashing, execution, and reporting). •Solid wireless/networking fundamentals: Bluetooth audio (A2DP/AVRCP), BLE, and throughput testing (e.g., iPerf). You understand what to test, not just how to automate. •Strong scripting/programming (e.g., Python) and the ability to build harnesses and dashboards from scratch. •Comfortable operating in an early-stage, prototype-hardware environment with limited units and evolving specs. •Performance instrumentation experience: latency, sustained throughput, IPC/cycle count, and thread- and core-level tracing on embedded/multi-core platforms. •Operational familiarity with Qualcomm chipsets and tooling (e.g., DSP framework, PyDebug) and the realities of vendor bug turnaround. •Battery and thermal test methodology. •Sesame is committed to a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We welcome all qualified applicants, embracing diversity in race, gender, identity, orientation, ability, and more. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Contact careers@sesame.com for assistance. Compensation: •$150,000 - $260,000 / year •100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits for you and your dependents Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!