Platform Software Validation Engineer | Remote

Job Description

Overview

The meeting focused on defining requirements for a new Platform Software Validation Engineer team. Manager provided additional technical context beyond the job description, clarified the desired candidate profile, reviewed the interview process, and discussed logistics, budget, and hiring timelines.

Coding Expectations

• Python knowledge at a junior level is acceptable
• Stronger emphasis on understanding of C/C++

Key Takeaways

• This is a highly embedded, platform-level validation role.
• Embedded developers who can test are preferred over pure test engineers.
• RTOS, driver validation, networking, file systems, and chipset experience are critical.
• Target 4–5 hires at the mid-to-senior level.
• Long Beach and Palo Alto are the approved work locations with a 4-day onsite requirement.
• Interview process includes coding assessments and an onsite panel.
• Candidates with NXP, Green Hills, GDB, networking, and semiconductor backgrounds should receive priority consideration.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Strong Technical Background

Manager emphasized a preference for:

Key Skills to Target

• Embedded software development
• RTOS experience
• Driver-level validation
• Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) validation
• Microcontroller debugging and validation
• Network stack testing
• File system testing
• Crypto and networking knowledge
• GitHub workflows
• C Mock/CMock experience
• Debugging and trace analysis tools

Preferred Technologies & Experience: Candidates with experience in the following should be prioritized:

Industries to Target: Preferred backgrounds include:

Candidate Screening Guidance: Manager suggested recruiters explore the following during qualification calls:

Questions to Ask

• How would you test a file system?
• What chipsets have you worked on or validated?
• How have you stress-tested a network stack?
• What tools did you use during network validation?
• What embedded platforms, drivers, or RTOS environments have you supported?

Minimum experience

• Mid-level: ~3+ years
• Senior: 5+ years

Team & Scope

• This is a new team being built.
• Engineers will support validation at the platform/embedded software level, working across multiple vehicle ECUs rather than validating individual ECUs.
• Work will focus on: