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

Experience with REST API validation

Experience with Python automation

Experience with Git, JIRA, Confluence

Strong debugging skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with:

Yocto

OpenWrt

Embedded web applications

SNMP

Robot Framework

PyTest

Technical Skills

Operating Systems

Embedded Linux

Ubuntu

Networking

TCP/IP

DHCP

DNS

HTTP/HTTPS

SNMP

Nice-to-Have Experience

Enterprise networking products

Routers

Gateways

OpenWrt

Smart power devices