Firmware QA developer

dcbel is a growing startup building next-generation hardware and software for a future lead by electric vehicles (EVs) and distributed energy technologies like solar panels and battery storage.

Our flagship product, dcbel Ara, is the world’s first all-in-one smart energy appliance sitting at the heart of the modern energy ecosystem.

Combining several breakthrough technologies into one elegant package, dcbel Ara offers the fastest home EV charging available on the market, allows you to use your EVs massive battery as a backup power source and connects with solar panels to power your EV and home with the free, unlimited power of the sun.

The opportunity

dcbel is looking to hire a QA developer to work in our growing Firmware / OS team. Reporting to the Lead Firmware Engineer, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing, improving, and maintaining our firmware automated testing infrastructure as well as the required tests for our platforms for our growing product line.

Main responsibilities

• Manage and participate in the development of test plans; writing tests procedures, executing tests, writing test reports, and creating / tracking software problem reports.
• Identify and implement improvements in test coverage, cycle time reduction, scalability, and overall quality.
• Participation in formal software qualification or certification activities with third party and / or governmental standards.
• Architect and implement an automated test infrastructure for embedded systems.
• Ensure the correct ongoing functionality of the developed infrastructure.
• Write functional tests leveraging the architected infrastructure.
• Perform release management for the firmware / OS team.

Key requirements

• Bachelors’ degree in Engineering from top tier university, ideally a dual diploma in both Electrical and Software engineering or the equivalent.
• 3 to 5 years of e xperience with automated test frameworks (pytest, robot framework, xUnit, Lava, etc.).
• Experience with CI / CD pipelines as applied to embedded systems.
• Demonstrated experience delivering consumer products involving custom-made hardware components.
• Recent experience with Azure DevOps and / or Jira.

Bonus skills

• Familiarity with industrial / embedded busses, (CAN, modbus, rs-232, ethernet).
• Familiarity with commands in controlling programmable test and measurement devices (SCPI).
• Familiarity with residential electrical installations, EV charging protocols and solar energy are all plusses.
• Knowledge of system safety and regulatory standards.
• Knowledge of requirements management tools, problem tracking tools, configuration management tools and test management tools (XRAY, R4J, JIRA, ...).
• Bilingual English and French.

Profile

• Entrepreneurial mindset, result oriented and strong EQ.
• Autonomous, have ease in learning, great teammate, communication and problem-solving skills.

What's in it for you

• Be part of a company that is backed by numerous globally respected investors and has world-changing patents in an industry changing for the first time in history.
• Grow your professional experience amongst blue chip partners and a close-knit team of committed and experienced energy experts who deeply care about the work they do.
• Enjoy a competitive benefits package including Health insurance, Health virtual care, employee Options plan and flexible hours and more.

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