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Embedded Validation & Tools Engineer - Over-the-Air (OTA)

ALSOPalo Alto
On-site Full-time $140K/yr - $170K/yr

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Experience Level

Entry Level

Qualifications

We are looking for an individual with a strong background in embedded systems, software validation, and automated testing methodologies. Ideal candidates should possess:A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and shell scripting. Experience with CI/CD tools and automation frameworks. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

About the job

About ALSO.

At ALSO, we are revolutionizing the future of electric mobility. Initially a part of Rivian, our dedicated team of innovators is focused on designing cutting-edge, vertically integrated small electric vehicles (EVs) that tackle today's global mobility challenges. Our vision is to inspire a shift towards more affordable, enjoyable, and 10-50 times more efficient transportation solutions.

As an Embedded Validation & Tools Engineer specializing in OTA, you will play a key role in ensuring the operational readiness and reliability of firmware and software updates across our fleet of embedded devices. Your responsibilities will include designing and executing validation test programs that guarantee OTA updates are secure, robust, and reliable in real-world scenarios, including handling network interruptions, power failures, device restarts, and critical edge cases. You will collaborate closely with Firmware, Release, QA, and Cloud teams to ensure seamless communication from release to fleet health.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute comprehensive OTA validation plans across various device families and release types (full OS images, firmware updates, bootloader updates, A/B updates, and delta/patch updates).

  • Build, manage, and scale automated test environments (including hardware-in-the-loop, virtual devices, and emulators) to conduct regression, integration, and stress tests for OTA processes.

  • Automate end-to-end OTA pipelines (from build artifact signing and staging to rollout and post-update verification) using Python, shell scripting, and CI tools.

  • Validate update mechanisms and components: bootloader, update agent, package formats, rollbacks, A/B partitions, and recovery modes.

  • Test update resilience under challenging conditions, including intermittent networks (cellular/Wi-Fi), high latency, power interruptions, low battery scenarios, storage limitations, and corrupted images.

  • Ensure security compliance through the validation of signing/verification processes, secure transport (TLS), secure boot, key management, and assessment of vulnerabilities introduced by update components.

  • Define and track metrics and KPIs (success rate, rollback rate, mean time to recover, time-to-update); instrument devices and cloud backends to measure rollout health, and generate release readiness reports.

  • Conduct root cause analysis on update failures, reproduce field issues, and facilitate remediation with firmware and backend engineering teams.

About ALSO

ALSO is an innovative electric mobility company dedicated to transforming transportation through the development of efficient, affordable small electric vehicles. Our team merges engineering excellence with creative thinking to address contemporary mobility challenges.

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