Senior Quality Engineer, Embedded Software

Summary

Join Samsara's Quality Engineering team as a Firmware Quality Engineer and contribute to the development of high-quality Vehicle Gateway products. This remote position, open to Canadian residents, offers the opportunity to impact global industries by ensuring the reliability and performance of our IoT devices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, create and maintain comprehensive test suites, and champion a culture of quality. The role requires experience in embedded systems testing, automated test environments, and troubleshooting. Samsara offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, RSUs, and benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field. Electrical or Computer Engineering preferred
• 4+ years of experience in a quality engineering function
• Strong technical understanding of embedded + distributed systems
• Working experience with automated test environments and building of test beds with physical hardware
• Proven abilities for effective low-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Strong communication skills, comfortable working with teams from diverse backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Be an advocate for Quality in a tight knit Firmware Quality pod
• Partner with your Quality Engineering Lead/Manager, Firmware Development and Product teams to define quality goals, expand test coverage, and ensure high quality releases
• Create and maintain comprehensive and effective test suites
• Prioritize automation of existing regression and manual test cases, to reduce manual test time
• Run systems-level manual and automated in-house acceptance tests and real world driving tests to detect defects and regressions in our cloud application and devices
• Write detailed test cases and strategy for IoT devices and connectivity with accessories
• Rapidly diagnose issues and perform root cause analysis with firmware, backend, and fullstack developers
• Lead test planning and execution for major firmware releases/NPI hardware
• Mentor junior QA engineers and provide guidance on best practices
• Work closely with Product and Engineering stakeholders to ensure alignment on quality objectives
• Actively champion a culture of quality by analyzing product quality data and deriving / delivering actionable product quality insights to product development teams
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in embedded systems testing (Automotive and IoT preferred)
• Proficiency with Serial Data Communication including: CAN and SPI
• Experience with Automotive Test Tools including: vSpy, dSpace, CANalyzer
• Proficiency with Scripting and Querying Languages: Python, SQL, CAPL

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Employee-led remote and flexible working
• Health benefits
• Samsara for Good charity fund