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While your primary mission is to ensure the integrity of our optical modules through rigorous testing, you won't just be finding bugs - you'll be invited to help squash them. This role offers the unique opportunity to contribute directly to firmware development, making it ideal for a validation expert who wants to keep their coding skills sharp and influence the product architecture.\nKey Responsibilities\nTest Strategy & Design: Analyze product requirements and functional specifications to design comprehensive test plans and detailed test cases for firmware validation.\nDevelopment Contribution: Collaborate with the design team to write and optimize firmware code, implement bug fixes, and develop new features for optical control.\nTest Case Architecture: Transform complex technical requirements into sophisticated Python-based automation frameworks.\nCross-Functional Debugging: Lead root-cause analysis sessions, bridging the gap between hardware, firmware, and optical physics.\nAgile Execution: Rapidly pivot between high-priority tasks in a fast-paced environment where requirements and hardware revisions evolve quickly.\nRequired Qualifications\nExperience: 5+ years in firmware validation or embedded software development.\nTechnical Core: Bachelor’s degree in EE or CE and a penchant for solving complex technical problems.\nScripting & Tooling: Expert-level Python skills for automation. Experience with C/C++ is required for your contributions to the firmware codebase.\n Lab Skills: Hands-on experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and standard lab equipment (Oscilloscopes, Optical Spectrum Analyzers, BERTs).\nMindset: A \"fail fast, learn faster\" attitude. 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