QA Engineer — United States

Dorleco is seeking an experienced Firmware QA Engineer for an on-site position in Foster City, California. This role is not remote.

About the Company

Dorleco supports teams developing connected in-cabin experiences and embedded technologies. The Firmware – Connectivity and Audio team works across audio, streaming, and connectivity features, partnering with firmware, product, integration, diagnostics, and fleet support teams to deliver reliable experiences. The team values hands-on validation, clear defect reporting, and practical collaboration throughout the product development and release cycle.

About the Role

This is a hands-on, validation-first Firmware QA Engineer position focused on manual feature testing, test-content development, coverage improvement, and defect investigation. You will own day-to-day test execution and defect quality for assigned audio and streaming feature tracks. Testing will take place on laboratory benches and in vehicles, with responsibility for investigating issues reported from fleet environments. You will reproduce problems, analyze logs, identify likely causes, and work with firmware owners and partner teams to move defects toward resolution. This position is based on-site in Foster City, California, and requires regular work with test benches, in-vehicle rigs, and diagnostic equipment.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is required, along with at least eight years of hands-on validation or QA engineering experience with firmware or embedded products. Candidates should have experience creating and executing test plans and cases, finding and closing coverage gaps, and managing defects through their full lifecycle. Practical validation experience in at least one connectivity area—such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LTE/5G cellular, GNSS, or vehicle networking—is required.

You should be comfortable reproducing and debugging issues, analyzing logs with tools such as Wireshark, DLT, ADB, HCI/Bluetooth traces, and vehicle diagnostics, and using Python to automate repetitive checks or parse logs. Working knowledge of Linux or Ubuntu, disciplined JIRA and Confluence use, and familiarity with agile release cycles are also expected. Experience with in-cabin entertainment, media-casting frameworks, Bluetooth stack validation—including pairing and A2DP, HFP, or AVRCP interoperability—wireless connectivity technologies, or autonomous-vehicle and robotaxi fleets is beneficial.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute functional, integration, regression, and exploratory tests for audio and streaming features on benches and in vehicles. Create test cases, expand existing suites, and maintain accurate documentation as features change. Identify untested or under-tested paths, close coverage gaps systematically, and monitor coverage health across assigned feature tracks. Reproduce defects and investigate logs and traces to isolate likely root causes before coordinating handoff to firmware owners.

Lead first-line triage of audio and streaming issues reported from fleet environments by reproducing problems in the lab, narrowing their scope, and coordinating resolution with fleet support, diagnostics, and firmware teams. Manage JIRA defects from initial report through closure, including clear reproduction steps, relevant logs, severity rationale, fix verification, and regression follow-up. Keep test benches, in-vehicle rigs, and diagnostic setups ready for release testing, and communicate feature readiness and defect priorities with firmware leads, product managers, and integration partners.

Benefits

This role offers the opportunity to work directly with embedded firmware and connected in-cabin technologies, contribute to product quality through hands-on testing, and collaborate with cross-functional engineering and fleet teams. Compensation, benefits, and other employment details can be discussed during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity

Dorleco is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are made without discrimination based on any status protected by applicable law. Candidates are considered based on their qualifications, experience, and ability to perform the role’s responsibilities.