Sr Firmware Engineer

As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and automating test suites, validating host interfaces, and driving system-level and feature-level testing. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring our products meet industry standards and customer expectations. This role offers an opportunity to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and contribute to the development of next-generation optical telecom solutions.

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Own and define the end-to-end validation strategy for coherent pluggable optics and transponder products, ensuring carrier-class quality.

Drive system-level and feature-level test planning, aligning with product architecture, standards, and customer use cases.

Lead and execute complex validation using white-box and black-box testing across HW, ASIC, FW, and SW layers.

Collaborate with HW, Optical, ASIC, FW, and SW teams to influence design for testability and ensure product compliance.

Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for customer-found and field issues, enhancing test coverage to prevent recurrence.

Participate in the test automation strategy, ensuring scalability and long-term maintainability of validation processes.

Ensure validation readiness, quality metrics, and release sign-off, conducting risk assessments as needed.

Stay updated with industry standards and best practices, contributing to the continuous improvement of validation processes.

Must-have skills

BE/BTECH in Engineering with a minimum of 6 years of experience in validating optical telecom products.

Strong domain expertise in validating Coherent Optics, Transponders, and standards: OTN (G.709), Ethernet (100G/400G/800G), CMIS.

Proven experience in testing carrier-grade embedded systems in cross-functional and Agile environments.

Hands-on experience with optical test equipment, including traffic testers, OSA, Optical Analyzer, Power Meter, VOA, Optical Switch, and BER testers.

Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in pytest-based automation frameworks preferred.

Experience with test automation, Git, CI/CD integration, defect tracking, and test management tools.

Excellent collaboration skills, with a track record of working effectively with geographically distributed teams.

Self-driven, quality-focused, and adaptable to fast-paced product environments.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively.

Nice-to-have skills

Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in pytest-based automation frameworks preferred.

Experience with test automation, Git, CI/CD integration, defect tracking, and test management tools.

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