Sr System Validation Engineer

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.

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.

Test features including:

• Sequential power on/off
• Alert configuration
• Threshold configuration
• Environmental monitoring
• Logging and diagnostics

Embedded Linux Validation

• Linux boot sequence
• Resource utilization
• File system integrity
• Persistent storage
• configuration files

Networking Validation

• Ethernet connectivity

Perform interoperability testing with:

• enterprise networks

Embedded Web UI Validation

• Web UI functionality
• Configuration pages
• User authentication
• Firmware update workflow
• Browser compatibility

Verify synchronization between:

• Device configuration

Hardware Integration Testing

• Sensor readings if appliable
• Long-duration stability tests
• Memory leak testing
• Network disconnect/reconnect
• OTA interruption testing

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

Required Qualifications

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