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Cricut

Firmware Test Engineer

South Jordan, UT · On-site

Cricut is seeking a versatile Firmware Test Engineer (also known in other industries at a "Systems ... This position requires a deep understanding of firmware, hardware and software development life ...

Cricut

Firmware Test Engineer

South Jordan, UT

Cricut is seeking a versatile Firmware Test Engineer (also known in other industries at a "Systems ... This position requires a deep understanding of firmware, hardware and software development life ...

Cricut

Firmware Test Engineer

South Jordan, UT

Cricut is seeking a versatile Firmware Test Engineer (also known in other industries at a "Systems ... This position requires a deep understanding of firmware, hardware and software development life ...

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Hardware Test Systems Engineer

PassiveLogic

Salt Lake City, UT • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO

Re-posted 11 days ago

Job description

Develop and validate software, firmware, and hardware, building robust automated test systems that accelerate reliability, scalability, and deployment of complex embedded technologies.
About PassiveLogic®
PassiveLogic is the first fully autonomous platform for buildings. We've reinvented the fundamental principles of automation to democratize technology, optimize buildings, and reduce the world's carbon footprint. We are a team of technologists, engineers, and creatives dedicated to making a sustainable impact through real-world solutions.
We are looking for team members who have a passion for technology and want to work on cutting-edge problems with real-world solutions. Our culture is built on bringing together the most talented engineers, thinkers, and creatives-backed by the world's leading investors-working together to make the future a reality.
About the Role
This is a career-defining opportunity to play a crucial role in a hyper-scale AI company that is transforming the future of autonomous systems, energy, and the built environment.
As our Hardware Test Systems Engineer , you will be responsible for verifying and validating the functionality of our low-power sensors, AI-driven controllers, and other custom hardware across their operational regimes.
What you'll do
  • Design and build custom hardware/software test fixtures and systems that electrically stimulate, measure, orchestrate, and validate PassiveLogic Hive, Cell, and Sense product families.
  • Test, report bugs, and debug mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software problems alongside our development teams.
  • Evangelize new testing methodologies, best practices, and tools with goals to continuously improve test coverage through both manual and automated processes.
  • Participate in cross-functional teams to support engineering test, bringup, and deployment of our Autonomous Platform for Buildings.

What you'll bring
If your experience does not meet all our posted requirements below, we'd still love to hear from you. We are looking for practitioners who are passionate about understanding people, committed to lifelong learning, and driven by the love of what they do. If that's you, please apply!
You must have
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar field.
  • 3+ years experience in a test or design focused role.
  • Ability to independently architect, design, and build custom hardware/software test systems.
  • Comfortable working hands-on in a hardware lab environment, including wiring, soldering, rework, instrumentation, and debugging prototype electrical systems.
  • Previous Python test script design, coding, debugging and maintenance experience. .
  • Knowledge of test methods, appropriate levels of test, test techniques, statistics, and data analysis methods.

You should have
  • Ability to analyze technical specifications and come up with solutions to complex technical problems in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
  • Experience developing software that interfaces with power supplies, DAQs, sensors, and other embedded hardware.
  • Comfort with basic Linux operation and terminal commands.
  • Basic PCBA design, bringup, and debugging experience.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with a knack for concise technical writing and graphical communication.

It's helpful to have
  • Familiarity with standard embedded communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, etc) as well as physical interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, Bluetooth, WIFI.
  • Experience applying Computer Science fundamentals such as data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
  • Ability to read and analyze schematics to identify test points and test cases.
  • Familiar with good practices of coding with AI agents.
  • Previous experience working in a small company/startup environment and building test infrastructure from the ground up.

We know there are candidates who might not fit everything we've described above, or who might have experience and skills we haven't considered. PassiveLogic can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities to the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background. Even if you don't meet all the requirements above, we still want to hear from you.
Compensation, Benefits & Perks:
  • Competitive compensation
  • Generous equity share package
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Disability and Life Insurance options
  • Flex PTO
  • Team building events
  • Free catered lunch in the office Monday - Friday
  • Free ski pass (We are at the base of Big Cottonwood Canyon)
  • Free National Park pass

A Note on Working Onsite:
This role is based in our Salt Lake City Office. We believe that creativity and cohesion flows best when we are all together. When you're constantly innovating, transforming whole industries, inventing new products and processes, and creating a more sustainable future through technology-and we are doing all these things-we believe we're better as a team in-person. That's why all of our teams work from one of our office locations, five days a week.
When applying, include:
  • A cover letter telling us why you're the perfect candidate for PassiveLogic that describes the hardest engineering problem you've solved that also involved leading a group of people
  • A resume
  • Extra mile - include a description of a project (of any type) you personally created, devised, built, managed, organized, or designed that was of your own self-initiative

Diversity and inclusion
Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is woven into our values and everything we do. We welcome all-come as you are and bring your whole self. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity every day by maintaining a safe and inclusive environment for our employees at every stage of their careers.
Department Software Engineering Role Test & Validation Locations Salt Lake City

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