Form Energy
Senior Test Engineer, Firmware Validation
$129K–$161K
Berkeley, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 17, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in embedded software testing, firmware validation, or test systems development.
About the job
Develop and execute firmware tests and safety compliance documentation to support UL1998 certification and harden energy-storage system bootloaders.
What you'll do
- Architect and execute test cases for UL1998 certification and bootloader hardening.
- Review firmware implementations and identify testing improvements early in development.
- Link safety requirements to test executions and produce compliance artifacts.
What they ask for
- Experience guiding safety-critical projects through the UL1998 certification lifecycle, with knowledge of the standard’s requirements.
- Proficiency with low-level firmware environments, embedded architectures, and test code using C and Python.
- Experience developing hardware test fixtures and instrumentation setups, and integrating physical components with automated test benches.
- Strong communication and organizational skills, including translating regulatory requirements into engineering deliverables across teams.
Pay
$128,662 – $160,807 (base salary)
Tools
C, Python, UL1998
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