Firmware Validation & Verification Engineer

Firmware Validation & Verification Engineer

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Job Summary

LTTS is seeking a Firmware Validation & Verification Engineer to support the testing and validation of embedded electrical, firmware, and power management products. This is a hands-on laboratory role involving hardware and firmware validation, test automation, system integration, troubleshooting, compliance testing, and root cause analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute validation plans, test cases, and test procedures.

• Perform hardware, firmware, and system-level testing.

• Conduct black-box and white-box testing.

• Develop and maintain Python-based test automation frameworks.

• Troubleshoot hardware, firmware, and communication-related issues.

• Perform root cause analysis, defect verification, and failure analysis.

• Develop requirement-based test cases and validation procedures.

• Perform system integration and end-to-end validation testing.

• Support product compliance and functional safety testing.

• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, electrical, and systems engineering teams.

• Work independently in a laboratory environment to identify and resolve product issues.

Required Skills

• 4-5 years of experience in embedded systems testing, product validation, or V&V engineering.

• Strong understanding of analog, digital, and power systems.

• Ability to understand and troubleshoot electrical schematics at the circuit level.

• Hands-on experience with:

• Digital Multimeters (DMM)

• Oscilloscopes

• Logic Analyzers

• Waveform/Function Generators

• Strong Python programming and test automation experience.

• Working knowledge of C/C++.

• Experience with embedded system debuggers.

• Understanding of embedded software architecture.

• Experience with black-box and white-box testing.

• Experience developing test frameworks and executing test plans.

• Strong hardware troubleshooting and system integration skills.

• Experience with root cause analysis and requirement-based testing.

Communication Protocols

Experience with one or more of the following:

TCP/IP, Modbus, I2C, SPI, SCI/UART, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wi-Fi

Standards & Compliance

• Knowledge of UL standards.

• Experience with functional safety testing.

• Experience working in compliance-driven testing environments.

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with any of the following is highly desirable:

• Protection curves

• Rogowski coils

• Current Transformers (CT)

• GOOSE communication

• Automatic Transfer Systems (ATS)

• Circuit breakers

• Electrical protection products

• Power management products

• Industrial control systems

Preferred Candidate Profile

• 4-5 years of relevant embedded validation/V&V experience.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Hands-on laboratory testing and troubleshooting experience.

• Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.

• Experience with power management, electrical protection, or industrial control products is highly desirable.