Senior / Lead Firmware QA Engineer

Job Role: Senior / Lead Firmware QA EngineerLocation: Ahmedabad / Hyderabad (Hybrid)Company: Anblicks Inc. – Great Place to Work® CertifiedExperience: 10–12+ YearsPreferred: 🕒 Early Joiners / Immediate Joiners (within 15–30 days) highly preferredRole OverviewAnblicks is seeking a Senior / Lead Firmware Quality Assurance Engineer to shape the quality strategy for our next-generation embedded and wireless products. This role is ideal for a seasoned QA professional with deep expertise in embedded systems, firmware testing, debugging, and hardware-software integration.As a key member of our team, you will collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure world-class product quality, reliability, and performance, while driving innovation in QA processes and methodologies.Key ResponsibilitiesWork with new and emerging technologies critical to embedded product development.Collaborate closely with firmware, software, and hardware engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and high-quality outcomes.Review user stories, acceptance criteria, and product requirements with a customer-first mindset to ensure clarity, consistency, and testability.Partner with cross-functional product teams to validate requirements and ensure they can be effectively tested.Work alongside firmware engineers to understand design solutions and provide constructive feedback early in the development cycle.Participate in design discussions, UI/API reviews, firmware architecture reviews, and test case review sessions.Translate high-level product and system requirements into detailed test scenarios, comprehensive test plans, and structured test cases.Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate all testing activities across releases.Execute functional, integration, regression, and system-level testing for embedded firmware.Log, track, and manage defects in JIRA, ensuring thorough regression testing after resolution.Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams to analyze system behavior and identify root causes of issues.Prepare accurate test status reports, quality metrics, and release readiness documentation for leadership.Continuously research and adopt new tools, technologies, and testing processes to enhance QA efficiency and effectiveness.Required Skills and QualificationsBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.10+ years of hands-on experience in embedded firmware/software QA and/or firmware development.Strong expertise in testing embedded firmware, microcontrollers, RTOS-based systems, wireless devices, and hardware-software integration.In-depth understanding of embedded system architecture, communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, BLE, Wi-Fi), and firmware-hardware interaction.Proven experience designing and executing unit, integration, system, and regression test cases for firmware-driven products.Hands-on experience with firmware debugging tools, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and other EE-level diagnostics.Expertise in root cause analysis, test failure investigation, and log/system trace analysis.Ability to convert requirements into clear, detailed test plans, scenarios, and validation strategies.Proficiency in Python, shell scripting, or other scripting languages for test automation.Strong working knowledge of Unix/Linux systems, command-line tools, and system-level debugging.Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar project and defect management tools.Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to provide clear technical feedback.Strong analytical thinking, critical reasoning, problem-solving, and attention to detail.Self-motivated, fast learner, and capable of working independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams.Enthusiastic about exploring new tools, technologies, and testing methodologies.