Firmware Validation Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><p>We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.</p> <p>As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.</p> <p>When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.</p></div><p><strong>Workplace: </strong>On-Site, 5 days&nbsp;<br><strong>Location: </strong>Foster City, CA</p> <p>Our team is seeking a hands-on Firmware Validation Engineer to join the Firmware - Connectivity and Audio team. This is a validation-first role focused on manual feature testing, growing test content, closing coverage gaps, root-causing defects, and triaging field problems across in-cabin connected experiences. The engineer is the team's owner for day-to-day test execution and defect quality on these feature tracks.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities&nbsp;</strong><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; • Manual feature validation: Execute functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing for Audio and streaming features on bench and in-vehicle.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; • Test content development: Author new test cases, expand existing test suites, and keep test documentation current as features evolve.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; • Coverage gap closure: Identify untested or under-tested paths in the existing suites and systematically add coverage; track coverage health for each feature track.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; • Root cause analysis: Reproduce defects, capture and analyze logs (Wireshark, DLT, ADB, HCI/Bluetooth traces, vehicle logs), and isolate root cause before handing off to firmware owners.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; • Field issue triage: Own first-line triage for Audio and Streaming feature fleet issues — reproduce in lab, narrow scope, and drive issues to closure in partnership with fleet support, diagnostics, and firmware teams.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; • Defect lifecycle: Manage defects end-to-end in JIRA — clear reproduction steps, attached logs, severity rationale, fix verification, and regression follow-up.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; • Test infrastructure: Maintain test benches, in-vehicle rigs, and diagnostic setups so they stay release-ready.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; • Cr