Senior Hardware Test Engineer, IoT - Santa Clara, CA (Hybrid)

Brambles companies, including BXB Digital and CHEP, help move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organisation on earth. Our 350+ million pallets, crates and containers are continuously in motion, forming the invisible backbone of the global supply chain and the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, sustainably, and safely. We want to ensure we play our part in stopping climate change.As pioneers of the sharing economy, Brambles created one of the world's most sustainable logistics businesses through the share and reuse of its platforms. To enable us to do this, we need to digitize what we do.Moving so many pallets to so many customers generates a lot of data – over 2 billion rows and counting. We need to utilize modern methods to capture and analyse data, ensuring that we can track where our pallets are, what they’re being used for and ensuring they return to the pool to be reused in the future. We need to ensure what we build not only works for the now, but for the future as well.SENIOR HARDWARE TEST ENGINEERPOSITION PURPOSEAs a Senior Hardware Test Engineer, you’ll lead black-box testing focused on validating device behavior in areas such as GNSS modes and RF performance.You'll lead on strategic test definition, automation, and third-party device evaluation, with coverage across SoCs and ARM processors. You’ll design test methodologies, lead hands-on testing initiatives, and apply your expertise in automation and external device assessment to drive innovation and quality.ABOUT THE ROLEEnsure the quality, performance, and reliability of hardware for low-power embedded systems, focusing on real-time LPWAN and Cellular IoT networks.Develop and execute comprehensive testing strategies to validate hardware applications, optimizing signal quality, power efficiency, and network performance.Drive innovation and problem-solving by actively addressing new features and resolving bugs, building a robust knowledge base while contributing to the team's success.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES• Design and implement test strategies for hardware applications in low-power, small-system environments, ensuring system requirements are met.• Develop, document, and execute test plans for I/O communication protocols and device drivers within embedded systems.• Conduct thorough testing of tracking and sensor telemetry applications for real-time LPWAN or Cellular IoT networks.• Optimize testing procedures to assess network performance, signal quality, and power efficiency of hardware solutions.• Lead the implementation of automated testing tools and methodologies to improve software development quality and efficiency.• Manage and maintain the version control of test scripts and test data, ensuring consistency across development cycles.• Collaborate with development teams to conduct technical reviews, identifying potential improvements in code quality and system architecture.• Support post-deployment testing and integration efforts, ensuring seamless product functionality and system performance.EXPERIENCE• Hands on lab testing exposure in areas such as IoT, RF technology and embedded systems• Experience on Hardware Software testing and coding ability – ideally with Python• Hands on experience in:o Systems Programming, Operating Systems, RTOS, mbedo Networking Protocols – TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT, CoAP, SNTPo Wi-Fi, BLE, and Cellular networkso Handling sensors (accelerometers, gyro, GPS, humidity, temperature) and actuators.o Inter chip communication protocols: I2C, SPI, USART Testing experience in interfacing to serial ports, A/D and D/A converters, RAM/Flash memories, and other digital electronics• Testing experience with ARM Cortex-M based microcontrollers.• Experience with hardware debug tools such as debuggers (JTAG)/protocol analysers/Oscilloscopes/Multi-meters/etc.• Added advantages of Cloud platforms (AWS) expertise and web technologies such as JavaScript, HTML/CSS, nodel.js, REST APIs, and tools like curl and postman.QUALIFICATIONS• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 2+ years of experience in related fields.• MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field is preferred with 1+ years of experience.The salary range for this position is $170,000 to $190,000 / year. Salary ranges provided take into account a wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications, geographic differentials and other business and organizational needs. Therefore, actual amounts offered may be higher or lower than the range provided. If you have questions, please speak to your Talent Acquisition Partner about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.” Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be part of a total offering beyond medical & retirement benefits and may include other monetary incentives or business benefits.