Embedded Software Validation Test Engineer

Alif established its first European R&D site to Oulu to be a significant center of expertise and employ teams of Software and Digital IC Design experts to complement the staff in the US and India. We are headquartered in the US, and our office in the Oulu Technology Park currently employs 28 employees.

Our local team consists of very experienced experts as well as younger talents ready to take on new challenges in their careers. Our days here often consist of solving very high-level technical challenges and creating new technology, and we can offer you growth opportunities that are unique and rewarding. We have an open, supportive, and relaxed culture. We enjoy coming to the office and collaborating with one another.

As our site is growing, we have a role for a motivated Embedded Software Validation Test Engineer to join our applications team and help us promote and support the groundbreaking family of Ensemble and Balletto Micro Controllers. You can join us as either as an experienced or an entry-level engineer into a permanent, full-time role and grow into a more senior role alongside our more experienced engineers.

The role will be part of the Applications team, and you will work closely with our application engineers and be responsible for the creation and operation of an automated embedded software integration, software validation and release environment for Alif’s products.

If this sounds appealing, please read on.

• Help create and maintain system integration and validation test framework
• Help develop and maintain continuous integration build environment (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) environment
• Help develop and execute scripts and applications for automated testing and system configuration
• Validate system level functionality and performance
• Assisting with root cause analysis and defect isolate of issues found
• Experience in building and executing tests for BLE and 15.4 protocols is considered advantageous

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• Some previous experience with Continuous Integration tools such as Jenkins
• Some knowledge or experience with testing frameworks, software configuration management & defect tracking tools
• Some experience of developing software for embedded products
• Interest or willingness to learn to write automated black-box tests or system validation tests

It would be great to have a teammate with good communication and problem-solving skills and the desire to seek diverse challenges to help you grow.

We can promise you awesome challenges and great opportunities to grow, but we will also make sure you are compensated fairly and according to our role expectations.

The position is located in Oulu, Finland.

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