{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"155889a0e1dc3f12496c4277","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/155889a0e1dc3f12496c4277","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/155889a0e1dc3f12496c4277","title":"Embedded Systems Validation Engineer","description":"ABOUT COREKINECT\n\nCoreKinect is an innovative technology company specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of connected IoT solutions.\n\nOur team works across the full product lifecycle; from hardware and firmware development through validation, manufacturing, deployment, and ongoing support. At CoreKinect, reliability is non-negotiable, and validation plays a critical role in ensuring our products perform as intended before they reach our customers.\n\nJOB DESCRIPTION\n\nAt CoreKinect we develop connected IoT devices where reliability is non-negotiable. As a Validation Engineer, you'll verify firmware before it reaches customers by designing tests plans, building automated validation tools, and investigating failures across embedded systems.\n\nThis role is hands-on. You will work directly with embedded firmware, test fixtures, bench instruments, and automated test infrastructure. If you prefer reports over lab-time, this is probably not the right fit.\n\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nAuthor and execute test cases against firmware validation plans, tracing coverage back to requirements\n\nWrite test scripts and tooling to automate repetitive validation steps\n\nFile defects with enough detail that firmware and hardware engineers can reproduce them without asking follow-up questions\n\nMaintain fixture and bench setups for RF and power validation\n\nReview test results, identify failure patterns, and elevate them with data\n\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\nBS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent hands‑on experience\n\n3+ years validating embedded hardware or firmware, ideally in a regulated or life‑safety context\n\nComfortable using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and digital multimeters for hardware debugging\n\nAbility to read schematics and correlate measurements with expected hardware behavior\n\nFamiliarity with common embedded communication buses: UART, SPI, I2C, USB\n\nExperience writing automation scripts in C#, Python or a similar language\n\nComfortable working in a Linux environment from the command line\n\nStrong troubleshooting skills and the curiosity to investigate problems through to root cause\n\nAble to communicate technical findings clearly to engineers across disciplines\n\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\nExperience validating cellular modems\n\nGPS/GNSS validation\n\nLoRa or LoRaWAN protocol validation\n\nBattery and battery charging validation\n\nExperience with embedded RTOS environments\n\nWHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE\n\nEnjoy figuring out why something failed, not just that it failed.\n\nLike moving between schematics, firmware logs, test code, and bench equipment.\n\nPrefer building better automation over repeating manual tests.\n\nTake satisfaction in preventing customer issues before products ship.\n\nWant your work to have a visible impact on the quality of real hardware.\n\nBENEFITS\n\nA small, technical team where your work is visible and your opinion carries weight\n\nExposure to the full hardware development cycle, from first silicon to manufacturing handoff\n\nCompetitive compensation commensurate with experience\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Corekinect","rawCompany":"corekinect","city":"Chandler","state":"AZ","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-16T03:37:19.591Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2112.02","title":"Validation Engineers","slug":"validation-engineers"},{"code":"17-2072.00","title":"Electronics Engineers, Except Computer","slug":"electronics-engineers-except-computer"},{"code":"15-1253.00","title":"Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers","slug":"software-quality-assurance-analysts-and-testers"}],"industries":[{"code":"334513","title":"Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables","slug":"instruments-and-related-products-manufacturing-for-measuring-displaying-and-controlling-industrial-process-variables"},{"code":"334519","title":"Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing","slug":"other-measuring-and-controlling-device-manufacturing"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Embedded Systems Validation Engineer","description":"ABOUT COREKINECT\n\nCoreKinect is an innovative technology company specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of connected IoT solutions.\n\nOur team works across the full product lifecycle; from hardware and firmware development through validation, manufacturing, deployment, and ongoing support. At CoreKinect, reliability is non-negotiable, and validation plays a critical role in ensuring our products perform as intended before they reach our customers.\n\nJOB DESCRIPTION\n\nAt CoreKinect we develop connected IoT devices where reliability is non-negotiable. As a Validation Engineer, you'll verify firmware before it reaches customers by designing tests plans, building automated validation tools, and investigating failures across embedded systems.\n\nThis role is hands-on. You will work directly with embedded firmware, test fixtures, bench instruments, and automated test infrastructure. 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