Embedded Test Automation Engineer at Project Canary
Hayward, CA
$130,000–$150,000
Jul 20, 2026
Hayward, CA
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on building and maintaining automated production test infrastructure for embedded Linux instruments that measure gases. Day-to-day work spans device identification, network booting, storage configuration, software installation, and test suite development in Python and LabVIEW, as well as integrating calibration data and device configuration with cloud systems. It suits engineers comfortable working across hardware, embedded software, and cloud infrastructure.
Mid level · 4+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
Pay in the description: $130,000–$150,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 70 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 45–110
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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 $137,591 (middle half $99,460–$171,745). 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 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role sits at the boundary between test automation (15-1253) and embedded software development (15-1252). The primary day-to-day work is building and maintaining automated test environments and test suites for embedded hardware, which aligns most closely with 15-1253; however, the significant tool-building and Python development responsibilities make 15-1252 a credible alternative.
The 4–7 year experience range is stated at the role level (not tied to a specific technology), so the lower bound (4 years) is used for the overall years minimum. The scope and responsibilities are consistent with a Mid-level engineer despite the upper end of the range reaching into Senior territory.
LabVIEW appears in both the required responsibilities section ('Design and expand automated test suites using Python, Pytest, LabVIEW, or similar tools') and the Nice to Have section. Because it is framed as an interchangeable option ('or similar') in the required section but then explicitly called out as optional in Nice to Have, it is treated as preferred overall.
The 'Experience integrating systems through APIs, cloud databases, or other data services' requirement is captured as REST (APIs) since no specific API protocol or cloud platform is named; cloud storage is captured separately as a preferred skill from the Nice to Have section.
No specific cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) is named anywhere in the posting.
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