Sr System Validation Engineer

Position Summary

We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer to validate next-generation Managed Power Distribution Units (PDUs) used in enterprise IT infrastructure, AV systems, and edge computing environments.

This role focuses on validating Embedded Linux firmware, middleware, networking services, embedded web applications, REST APIs, configuration management, telemetry, OTA updates, and hardware/software integration, as well as the remote management from local controller and Cloud web portal.

The engineer will work closely with firmware, hardware, cloud, and ODM engineering teams to ensure high product quality throughout development and production.

Responsibilities

Firmware & System Validation

- Validate Embedded Linux firmware and middleware features throughout the product lifecycle.

- Verify firmware functionality across multiple hardware revisions.

- Execute feature validation, regression testing, and system integration testing.

- Validate firmware upgrade and downgrade flows.

- Verify configuration persistence across reboot and power cycles.

- Validate watchdog recovery and fault recovery mechanisms.

Functional Testing

Test features including:

- Outlet control

- Outlet scheduling

- Sequential power on/off

- Outlet grouping

- User management

- Sensor management

- Alert configuration

- Threshold configuration

- Energy monitoring

- Environmental monitoring

- Logging and diagnostics

Embedded Linux Validation

Validate:

- Linux boot sequence

- System services

- Process startup

- Resource utilization

- Memory usage

- CPU utilization

- File system integrity

- Persistent storage

- System recovery

Verify:

- systemd services

- IPC mechanisms

- configuration files

- log collection

Networking Validation

Test:

- Ethernet connectivity

- IPv4 / IPv6

- DHCP / Static IP

- DNS

- NTP

- HTTPS

- SSH

Validate:

- SNMP (v1/v2c/v3)

- REST APIs

Perform interoperability testing with:

- switches

- routers

- enterprise networks

Embedded Web UI Validation

Validate:

- Web UI functionality

- Configuration pages

- User authentication

- Session handling

- Firmware update workflow

- Browser compatibility

Verify synchronization between:

- Web UI

- Backend services

- Device configuration

Hardware Integration Testing

Validate:

- Relay control

- Outlet status

- Power sequencing

- Sensor readings if appliable

Reliability Testing

Design and execute:

- Long-duration stability tests

- Power cycling

- Brown-out testing

- Stress testing

- Memory leak testing

- Network disconnect/reconnect

- OTA interruption testing

Automation

Develop automated validation for PDU with NETGEAR’s existing test automation framework.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field

- 5+ years of embedded software validation experience

- Strong Linux experience

- Experience testing Embedded Linux products

- Strong networking knowledge