Verkada
Senior Test Engineer – Alarms
$130K–$280K
San Mateo, CA United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 23, 2026
- Location
- San Mateo, CA United States
San Mateo, California, United States - Education
- Engineering background in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- The company sponsors and takes over sponsorship of employment visas for this role; if it makes an offer, it will make every reasonable effort to get the candidate a visa.
About the job
Builds automated testing infrastructure and validates embedded alarm and safety products, from individual components to end-to-end system behavior.
What you'll do
- Design automated test frameworks and hardware-in-the-loop systems for alarm products.
- Write software and tooling to coordinate devices, test rigs, and cloud APIs; simulate real-world failure scenarios and run tests continuously.
- Collaborate with firmware, hardware, and backend teams to debug issues and improve test coverage.
What they ask for
- Engineering background in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Experience working with embedded systems or hardware devices.
- Basic familiarity with embedded Linux environments.
- Ability to write software to automate tests and coordinate hardware devices.
Nice to have
- Experience with life safety or mission-critical regulatory standards (UL, ULC, etc.).
- Prior experience implementing Machine Learning or AI tools to optimize QA workflows.
Pay
$130,000 — $280,000 USD (annual on-target earnings)
Tools
embedded Linux, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
AI focus
Prior experience implementing Machine Learning or AI tools to optimize QA workflows is a bonus, not a stated core duty.
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