Talascend is currently seeking a Software Engineer – Middleware QA Tools for a contract opportunity with our client in Newark, CA.

Must be locally based, willing to work on-site or willing to relocate at your own expense. Must be eligible to work for any employer in the U.S. W-2 only.

Overview This role focuses on developing and enhancing automation tools and frameworks to validate features and measure performance metrics in embedded and automotive software environments. Responsibilities Design and implement tools to automate feature validation and generate performance metrics

Identify and automate manual validation scenarios

Improve and maintain existing test automation frameworks

Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure quality in embedded software systems

Support middleware QA efforts with tools and automation expertise

Requirements BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

4+ years of software development experience for testing embedded or automotive software

Strong proficiency in Python or C/C++

Experience with embedded software test automation

Familiarity with CI/CD tools like GitLab or Jenkins (nice to have)

Knowledge of AUTOSAR

Understanding of Robot Framework and vehicle signal simulation tools

Awareness of generative AI techniques for code generation (good to have)

Knowledge of NVIDIA performance analysis tools and ROS (nice to have)