Software Engineer

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As a Test Engineer at Texas Instruments, you will be part of our newly established Embedded Systems Testing team focused on comprehensive validation of wireless communication technologies, boot ROM, and driver implementations for embedded devices. This role requires technical expertise in embedded systems validation to execute testing across our Zigbee, Matter, Thread, Wi-SUN protocol stacks, boot ROM implementations and device drivers. You will contribute to ensuring comprehensive coverage of interoperability, compliance, performance, and reliability testing across all embedded system components.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field
• 2-5 years of experience in embedded systems testing
• Experience with wireless communication protocols and embedded systems

• Knowledge of wireless protocol stacks: Experience with Zigbee, Matter, Thread, Wi-SUN or similar protocols
• Understanding of boot processes and system initialization in embedded systems
• Experience with device driver testing and hardware interfaces
• Familiarity with microcontroller architectures and real-time operating systems
• Experience with basic RF and wireless testing methodologies
• Knowledge of testing approaches: black-box, white-box, integration, and system testing
• Proficiency with embedded development environments
• Experience with hardware debugging tools (JTAG, logic analyzers)
• Knowledge of test automation frameworks
• Familiarity with version control systems and defect tracking tools
• Basic scripting skills (Python, JavaScript, or similar) for test automation
• Experience with security testing for embedded and IoT devices
• Previous experience in semiconductor or wireless communication industry
• Understanding of automotive or industrial testing standards
• Experience with performance analysis and optimization in embedded systems
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline integration for embedded testing

• Technical Testing
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts for protocol stacks, boot ROM, and drivers
• Create and enhance test frameworks to improve testing efficiency and coverage
• Design test fixtures and harnesses for hardware-in-the-loop testing
• Implement continuous integration testing for embedded software components
• Contribute to test planning and test case development
• Quality Assurance
• Follow testing standards, processes, and quality gates for all system components
• Execute regression testing to ensure software quality throughout development cycles
• Collect metrics on test coverage, defect rates, and test effectiveness
• Participate in defect triage meetings and verification of bug fixes
• Support certification testing and compliance verification
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Work with development teams to understand requirements and design specifications
• Communicate test results and issues to relevant stakeholders
• Participate in code reviews from a testing perspective
• Support integration testing across multiple system components
• Contribute to improving test processes and methodologies
  

Why TI?

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• Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com .

Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment.

If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.

About The Team

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