Senior Firmware Quality Engineer

Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations.
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Senior Software Engineer
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5+ years of experience
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Description For Senior Firmware Quality Engineer

Samsara is seeking a self-driven Senior Firmware Quality Engineer to join their fast-growing Smart Trailers and Connected Equipment team. The role involves ensuring the quality of asset gateway and sensor product lines. Key responsibilities include partnering with QE lead, firmware development team, and product teams to define quality goals, expand test coverage, and ensure high-quality firmware releases. The ideal candidate will work closely with firmware engineers to understand architecture, create and maintain comprehensive test suites, implement automation, run systems-level tests, and perform root cause analysis.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field (electrical or computer engineering preferred), 5+ years of experience in quality engineering, and expertise in automated test environments and manual test beds. Strong skills in low-level troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and sensors are essential. The position demands strong communication skills and the ability to work with distributed teams.

Samsara offers a competitive total compensation package, employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, and a Samsara for Good charity fund. The company values diversity and inclusion, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds. This role requires commuting to the Mexico City office 3-4 times per week.

Join Samsara to impact industries that run the world, architect your own career in a hyper-growth environment, and work with a high-caliber team to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of physical operations powering the global economy.

Last updated 9 months ago

Responsibilities For Senior Firmware Quality Engineer

  • Partner with QE lead, firmware development team, and product teams to define quality goals, expand test coverage, and ensure high-quality firmware releases
  • Work closely with firmware engineers to understand architecture, break it into functional parts, and come up with a plan to test, validate and identify issues
  • Create and maintain comprehensive and effective test suites
  • Implement tests in our automation framework to help us scale
  • Run systems-level manual and automated in-house acceptance tests to detect defects and regressions in our devices
  • Rapidly diagnose issues and perform root cause analysis with firmware, backend, and full stack developers
  • Champion, role model, and embed Samsara's cultural principles as we scale globally and across new offices

Requirements For Senior Firmware Quality Engineer

Python
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field, electrical or computer engineering preferred
  • 5+ years of experience in a quality engineering function
  • Working experience with automated test environments and manual test beds
  • Proven abilities in effective low-level troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
  • Experience testing embedded systems, microcontrollers, and sensors
  • Experience building and/or working with automated testing frameworks
  • Strong communication skills, comfortable working with distributed teams
  • Must be able to work in our Mexico City office 3-4x per week

Benefits For Senior Firmware Quality Engineer

  • Competitive total compensation package
  • Employee-led remote and flexible working
  • Health benefits
  • Samsara for Good charity fund

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