Embedded Systems Test Engineer
Sigma Design · Redmond, WA
$95,000–$137,000
Jul 1, 2026
Redmond, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on reliability and validation testing for embedded and robotic systems at a product engineering and manufacturing firm. Day-to-day work involves writing automated test scripts, instrumenting hardware with electrical and thermal sensors, analyzing telemetry and firmware logs, and operating lab equipment such as environmental chambers and bus analyzers. It suits an engineer with hands-on embedded systems testing experience and familiarity with common communication protocols and laboratory instrumentation.
Mid level · 3+ years · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Pay in the description: $95,000–$116,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3 people in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 1–6
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $112,174 (middle half $81,585–$152,920). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The posted hiring range is $95,000–$116,000/year, with a stated full range extending to $137,000/year; the extracted figures reflect the hiring range as the primary advertised band.
The role is in-office Monday–Friday at Sigma Design's Pacific Northwest facility; the posting does not name a specific city, but Sigma Design is headquartered in the Portland, OR metro area.
Degree requirement: the JD lists 'BS or MS' with no 'or equivalent experience' language, making a Bachelor's degree a hard gate. A Master's is listed as an option but not the minimum.
Communication protocols (CAN, EtherCAT, MIPI, USB, UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet) appear under the 'Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities' section with 'strong working knowledge' language — treated as required gates.
Python is listed in the Education & Experience requirements section with 'demonstrated experience' language — treated as a hard gate. The qualifier 'or similar programming languages' means another scripting language could substitute, but no specific alternative is named; common substitutes would be C/C++ scripting or MATLAB.
Thermal profiling/ESS, signal integrity analysis, and motor control systems familiarity appear under the same 'Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities' section but are framed with softer language ('familiarity with', 'exposure to', 'background in') — treated as preferred.
The alt SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers) is noted because the role involves writing automated test scripts and interfacing with firmware APIs, but the primary focus is reliability validation and test execution, which aligns more closely with 15-1253.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): signal integrity analysis.
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