Hiring: Senior Embedded Systems QA Engineer Company: EdgeBeam Wireless Location: Greater Boston Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 10:33:33 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Android, Embedded Systems, Firmware, Linux, Python About the job Experience: •5+ years of relevant experience in embedded systems testing, validation, or a related hands-on engineering role Required Skills: •We are seeking a hands-on QA contributor to spearhead our testing and validation efforts for our product line of embedded receiver devices. This will cover both the physical hardware and the software running over top of it. •Work closely with the internal devices team as well as external vendors to develop and implement test plans and provide feedback on functionality. This role is critical to ensuring we have reliable and trustworthy devices in a low-touch environment where stability is key to customer success. •Own hands-on validation of embedded devices across the hardware, operating system, and application software •Develop and execute test plans for new releases and regressions of both software and hardware revisions •Define a strategy for exploratory, destructive, fault injection, and chaos testing •Reproduce, isolate, and document defects with sufficient detail for engineering to diagnose and resolve issues •Provide sufficient testing and evidence of issues to drive resolution with external vendors •Perform functional, integration, reliability, performance, negative, and edge-case testing Qualifications: •Strong troubleshooting skills across hardware, firmware, operating systems, networking, and software •Knowledge of AI-assisted testing procedures and best practices •Operational familiarity with command line environments, serial consoles, ADB, and JTAG •Demonstrated capacity to write test automation and diagnostic scripts, preferably in Python •Understanding of core networking concepts, such as packet structures, UDP, DHCP, routing, and multicast •Practical experience testing cellular, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and other forms of network connection •Basic understanding of GNSS concepts and behavior •Understanding of software testing practices including functional, regression, integration, negative, and reliability testing •Comfort with hands-on hardware work, including basic usage of electronics and mechanical tools •Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work across hardware and software boundaries 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!