$115,000–$197,800 Per Year
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Job Title: Principal Embedded Software Test Engineer
Location-Type: Onsite (Danvers, MA)
Start Date Is: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Compensation Range: $115,000 – $197,800
Job Description:
Leads embedded software testing strategy and execution for complex, regulated products, ensuring quality across multiple full development lifecycles.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Lead testing efforts for embedded systems across multiple product lifecycles
- Design and implement scalable test automation frameworks (Python-based)
- Oversee manual and automated testing for software and hardware systems
- Guide testing strategy for device communication protocols and board-level validation
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership
- Collaborate cross-functionally within Agile teams
- Drive CI/CD integration and continuous testing improvements
- Support both sustaining and new product development initiatives
Requirements:
- Must-Haves:
- 8 years of embedded software testing experience
- Experience in regulated environments (medical device preferred)
- 2–3 full embedded software development lifecycles (concept to release)
- Strong programming expertise (Python required, C preferred)
- Deep understanding of IEC 62304 and SDLC
- Experience with both manual and automated testing
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
- Experience testing embedded devices, hardware, and protocols
- Proven leadership or mentorship experience
- Nice-to-Haves:
- Medical device (Class II/III) experience
- Experience with Jira, Jenkins, Jama
- Cybersecurity exposure
- Experience with robotics or complex hardware systems