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    Xscape Photonics Inc

    Computer Hardware

    Firmware Validation Engineer

    Santa Clara, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time5+ yrs experiencePosted 1mo ago
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    Job description

    Firmware Validation Engineer

    The Role

    We are seeking a Firmware Validation Engineer with a builder’s mindset. 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.

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    Key Responsibilities
    • Test Strategy & Design: Analyze product requirements and functional specifications to design comprehensive test plans and detailed test cases for firmware validation.
    • Development Contribution: Collaborate with the design team to write and optimize firmware code, implement bug fixes, and develop new features for optical control.
    • Test Case Architecture: Transform complex technical requirements into sophisticated Python-based automation frameworks.
    • Cross-Functional Debugging: Lead root-cause analysis sessions, bridging the gap between hardware, firmware, and optical physics.
    • Agile Execution: Rapidly pivot between high-priority tasks in a fast-paced environment where requirements and hardware revisions evolve quickly.

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    Required Qualifications
    • Experience: 5+ years in firmware validation or embedded software development.
    • Technical Core: Bachelor’s degree in EE or CE and a penchant for solving complex technical problems.
    • Scripting & Tooling: Expert-level Python skills for automation. Experience with C/C++ is required for your contributions to the firmware codebase.
    • Lab Skills: Hands-on experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and standard lab equipment (Oscilloscopes, Optical Spectrum Analyzers, BERTs).
    • Mindset: A "fail fast, learn faster" attitude. You must be highly flexible and thrive in a high-pressure, rapid-growth setting.
    • Automation: Proven track record of building automated test benches from scratch to validate hardware/firmware interactions.
    Preferred Qualifications

    Optics: Familiarity with Silicon Photonics or Optical Transceivers is highly desirable.

    MCU: Prior experience with STM32 family of microcontrollers is a plus.

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    About the company

    Xscape Photonics Inc

    Xscape is using photonics to realize scalable, high-bandwidth, energy-sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that enable the next generation of AI, ML, and simulation hardware.

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    Industry
    Computer Hardware
    Founded
    2022
    Open roles
    16

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