System Software Verification Engineer - Embedded System

System Software Verification Engineer - Embedded System

System Software Verification Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Board bring-up activities

  will be conducted for software components like bootloader, platform managers, Linux Kernel, Linux drivers, Baremetal drivers, and applications for ARM-based boards, emulation platforms, and prototyping platforms.

• Test plans

  will be developed and executed to evaluate the functionality, security, and efficiency of firmware, utilizing emulation and evaluation boards for pre-silicon and post-silicon verification.

• Testing failures

  will be analyzed, tracked, and debugged to determine corrective measures, collaborating directly with the development team to assess test plan requirements and resolve failures.

• Functional and system-level tests

  will be automated using Python and integrated into the Test Automation framework, maintaining test artifacts for any updates in test cases or the test framework.

• Regression tests

  will be run, issues triaged, defects created in the system, and collaboration with the development team will ensure closure.

• Dynamic code coverage

  for boot-level firmware will be driven using standard tools like LDRA.

Technical Skill Requirements

• Working experience in

  verification and testing of Embedded System software or firmware

  is essential.
• Good experience in

  Device Driver Verification and validation on Linux, Bare metal, Real Time Operating Systems

  is required.
• Skills in

  compiling/building/cross-compiling, debugging, testing, deploying Bootloader, TF-A, Linux Kernel, Device tree, Middleware software, and BareMetal application images

  for board bring-up activities through JTAG debuggers & Emulators using different boot modes are mandatory.
• Good understanding of any one of the following SoC/Processing Technologies:

  ARM/RISC-V/X86, MMU, Interrupt handling, Caches

  is necessary.
• Hands-on experience with one or more peripherals/controllers like

  UART, I2C, SPI, USB, SD, eMMC, QSPI, PCIe

  is required.
• Ability to

  define, design, and develop manual/automation test cases

  for Embedded system projects is essential.
• Programming skills in

  C/C++, Makefile, Linker file creation

  , and scripting languages like

  Python/Shell/Tcl

  are a must.
• Experience in a

  GIT environment

  and

  Test Automation frameworks

  like Pytest, Jenkins is required.

Education

• A

  B.E/B.Tech or M.E/M.Tech in Electronics & Communications or Computer Science

  is required.

General Requirements

• Employment Type:

  This is a Permanent, full-time position.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to

  design tools like VIVADO, VITIS

  is good to have.
• Familiarity with

  Configuration management tools like GIT/Perforce, JIRA, Confluence

  is beneficial.