# Sr System Validation Engineer

Position Summary We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer to validate next-generation Managed Power Distribution Units (PDUs) used in enterprise IT infrastructure, AV systems, and edge computing environments. This role focuses on validating Embedded Linux firmware, middleware, networking services, embedded web applications, REST APIs, configuration management, telemetry, OTA updates, and hardware/software integration, as well as the remote management from local controller and Cloud web portal. The engineer will work closely with firmware, hardware, cloud, and ODM engineering teams to ensure high product quality throughout development and production. Responsibilities Firmware & System Validation Validate Embedded Linux firmware and middleware features throughout the product lifecycle. Verify firmware functionality across multiple hardware revisions. Execute feature validation, regression testing, and system integration testing. Validate firmware upgrade and downgrade flows. Verify configuration persistence across reboot and power cycles. Validate watchdog recovery and fault recovery mechanisms. Functional Testing Test features including: Outlet control Outlet scheduling Sequentia

- **Id**: 1022015
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/netgear-sr-system-validation-engineer>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Chennai, India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-18T06:52:27Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-18
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T20:04:30Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 51
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4698
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Network Equipment

## Company

- **Id**: 5983
- **Name**: NETGEAR
- **Domain**: netgear.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/netgear>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 9
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.667
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 49
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 16500
- **Max usd**: 44000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 18

## Technologies

- **Confluence** — Optional: no
- **DHCP** — Optional: no
- **DNS** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Rest API** — Optional: no
- **Pytest** — Optional: yes
- **Robot Framework** — Optional: yes
- **TCP/IP** — Optional: yes
- **Ubuntu** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 51

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-18T07:16:45Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 47
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.846
- **P room**: 0.55
- **Age days**: 50
- **Expected fill days**: 49
- **Reasons**: conf:2, velocity, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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