Contract Firmware Engineer Jobs in Reno, NV (NOW HIRING)

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The Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer - SW is responsible fordesigning, developing, and maintaining manufacturing test softwareused in high volume production of Generac' solar, storage and home interconnect products. This role owns test software architecture acrossPCBA functional test, and EOL systems, with a strong emphasis onreliability, scalability, and data integrity.

The ideal candidate is a strong software engineer who understands manufacturing constraints and can bridge embedded systems, test equipment, and production operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintainmanufacturing test softwarefor automated test equipment supporting PCBA functional, and EOL testing.

• Write and maintain test software usingGolang, LabVIEW, C#, or other appropriate languages, depending on platform and system needs.

• Architect modular, maintainable, and reusable test software frameworks that scale across products and manufacturing sites.

• Integrate test software with hardware interfaces, instrumentation, communication protocols, and manufacturing systems.

• Partner with hardware, firmware, and systems engineering teams to ensureDesign for Test (DFT)and robust test coverage.

• Support deployment, debug, and sustaining of test software at internal and contract manufacturing sites.

• Continuously improvetest uptime, cycle time, and yieldthrough software optimization and smarter diagnostics.

• Implement automated data capture, logging, and analysis to detect anomalies and prevent escapes.

• Participate in root cause analysis of production issues and implement long term software based solutions.

• Maintain clear documentation for software architecture, test flows, deployment procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Minimum of4 years of experiencedeveloping software for manufacturing test, validation, or automation systems. Candidates with a different experience level still welcome to apply.

• Strong proficiency in one or more of the following:Golang, LabVIEW, C#, Python, or similar languages.

• Experience designing and debuggingautomated test systemsfor electronic or electromechanical products.

• Solid understanding ofembedded systems, communication protocols, and test instrumentation.

• Experience working in production environments with uptime, throughput, and quality constraints.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience buildingSoftware-in-the-Loop (SIL)orHardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)test systems.

• Experience with communication protocols such asCAN, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, or similar.

• Familiarity with test data analysis, yield metrics, and manufacturing KPIs.

• Experience supportingnew product introductions (NPI)and transferring test systems to contract manufacturers.

• Experience developing Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) test systemsto validate firmware and control software without physical hardware.

• Proficiency with Linux-based systems and software version control tools.

• Experience inclean energy, power electronics, or high reliability manufacturingenvironments.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about mechanical design, manufacturing test, and building rugged production grade fixtures that enable world class home energy products, we invite you to apply and join our team in Reno, Nevada.

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