Job Title: Test Engineer 4
Location: Austin, TX (hybrid 2-3 days onsite)
Duration: 12months on W2 contract
THE ROLE:
We are seeking a collaborative and highly motivated System Firmware Test Engineer to join our Firmware QA team. In this role, you will work closely with firmware architects and domain-specific validation teams to understand new firmware and system-level features, define end-to-end test strategies, develop and execute regression tests. You will play a key role in ensuring high-quality firmware releases through systematic, automated, and scalable validation frameworks. Additionally, you will help pioneer the integration of cutting-edge AI technologies into our QA ecosystem and deploy agentic AI systems and autonomous workflows to optimize test generation, execution, and defect analysis. The primary focus is AMD server-class EPYC CPUs, with opportunities to also work on Instinct GPU
s.
THE PERSON
:
You are a pragmatic, self-driven problem‐solver who enjoys digging into firmware and platform behavior, building repeatable tests, and collaborating to close bugs fast. You think in terms of reproducible results and automation, take pride in clear triage artifacts, and communicate effectively with architects, validation engineers, and firmware develop
ers.Top sk
illsQA test methedo
logySW/HW test Valida
tionAble to work in complex environment and tes
tingAnalytical sk
illsTroubleshooting/Diagnostic sk
illsSystem Architecture/PC Architecture/CPU /BIOS/Firmware e
tc.
KEY RESPONSIBILITI
- ES :Partner with firmware architects and validation teams to define platform‐level test strategies and coverage g
- oals.Define and implement platform-level, end-to-end test flows that validate firmware functionality across boot and run
- time.Design and implement automation‐friendly regression tests and test harnesses that integrate wit
- h CI.Conduct test execution, debug issues (firmware, platform, infrastructure, automation), and collaborate with developers to drive timely defect resolu
- tion.Contribute to test strategy and coverage analysis, with emphasis on system-level feature interactions and cross-domain dependen
- cies.Enhance test infrastructure to improve coverage, execution efficiency, and reporting/triage workf
- lows.Architect, build, and deploy agentic AI workflows and autonomous QA agents to automate complex tasks such as end-to-end test case generation, intelligent regression scoping, and predictive failure anal
- ysis.Typical effort split: 60% firmware test execution & troubleshooting, 20% firmware test design & development, 20% AI infrastructure & agentic tool develop
ment.
PREFERRED EXPERIE
- NCE :Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in firmware/software development, validation, or test develo
- pment.Hands‐on experience with SoC or system‐level bring‐up and low‐level debu
- gging.Strong foundation in computer architecture and enterprise server platform fea
- tures.Practical experience writing test code and tools in C and/or C++, and scripting in Python, Perl, or
- Bash.Demonstrated experience building or deploying AI applications, specifically autonomous agents, LLM-backed tools, or RAG architectures applied to engineering or testing pipe
- lines.Experience or knowledge in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable (with emphasis on system/firmware development or testabi
- lity):BIOS concepts (e.g., ACPI, SMBIOS t
- ables)RAS (Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability) features and vali
- dationMemory subsystem validation (DDR, persistent memory, error injection,
- etc.)Power management and tel
- emetryPlatform security features (TPM, SPDM, Secure Boot, RoT-based attestation,
- etc.)Virtualization and firmware enablement (ACPI, SR-IOV,
- etc.)High-speed I/O validation (PCIe
- , CXL)Sideband protocols (MCTP, SPDM, PLDM, RDE,
etc.)
ACADEMIC CREDEN
- TIALS: Bachelor's or master's degree in related discipline pre
ferred.