Principal Automation Test Engineer

Want to develop and maintain a robust test automation framework for battery-operated, hand-held electronic reduced-risk inhalable products for a Fortune 200 Company with some of the most iconic brands? If you have a bachelor's degree along with eight plus years of experience in embedded systems testing and integration, with a proven track record of delivering products successfully to market on time and within budget, we want to speak with you! We are currently looking for a Principal Automation Test Engineerto join our Product Science and Technology team in Richmond, VA.

The role will implement new automated tests within the framework to ensure comprehensive firmware coverage and reliability.

Regularly review and update technical documentation related to the framework and test procedures.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to diagnose and resolve firmware-related issues.
What you will be doing:
• Leading and performing comprehensive firmware testing for innovative inhalable devices, including performance, stress, and regression testing, to ensure design requirement compliance, system-level integration, and overall reliability.

Documenting and reporting detailed test results, analyses, and recommendations.
• Developing and implementing software for test fixtures to facilitate device scale-up and commercialization, ensuring product quality; working closely with the manufacturing team to improve tool performance and reliability.
• Managing software/firmware verification and validation procedures, ensuring detailed documentation, and maintain existing codebases.
• Developing and implementing processes to ensure electronic inhalable products adhere to established industry best standards and relevant regulatory guidance.
• Maintaining Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) automation to streamline the software/firmware development lifecycle.
• Contributing to technical discussions and problem solving for technical projects, driving innovation and efficiency in testing and automation strategies.
• Keeping up to date on the latest advancements and trends in firmware test automation, continuously integrating new knowledge and validated methodologies into firmware development workstreams.We want you to have:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or related subject area.

Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in embedded systems testing and integration, with a proven track record of delivering products successfully to market on time and within budget.
• Experience with testing automation of embedded systems, IoT with real-time operating systems, and solid experience in low-level C and Python programming.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing to validate and verify the performance of embedded systems.
• Experience with modern source code control tools, CI/CD frameworks, deployment pipelines, and defect tracking systems.
• Experience testing software/firmware products within a reg...