QE Lab Engineer
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Job overview
The QE Lab Engineer role seeks a candidate with at least one year of combined professional, internship, co-op, or hands-on project experience in hardware testing, firmware, or embedded systems. The posting calls for basic Python, Linux command-line comfort, and hands-on hardware experience. It prefers a relevant bachelor's degree and exposure to embedded firmware, testing tools, wireless protocols, and AI-assisted test development.
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Full job description
Job Description
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1+ year of combined professional, internship, co-op, or hands-on project experience with hardware testing, firmware, or embedded systems.
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Basic Python and comfort with the Linux command line.
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Hands-on experience with hardware, including multimeters and USB and serial connections. An ideal candidate also has:
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A BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
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Exposure to embedded firmware, RTOS (Zephyr, FreeRTOS), or BLE and wireless protocols.
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Experience with Git, Jira, and CI systems such as Buildkite or Jenkins.
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Familiarity with pytest or similar test frameworks.
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Experience with soldering, JTAG, logic analyzers, or oscilloscopes.
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A track record of clear, detailed bug reports.
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Interest in using AI tooling to speed up test development.
Skills and Requirements
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1+ year of combined professional, internship, co-op, or hands-on project experience with hardware testing, firmware, or embedded systems.
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Basic Python and comfort with the Linux command line.
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Hands-on experience with hardware, including multimeters and USB and serial connections. An ideal candidate also has:
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A BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
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Exposure to embedded firmware, RTOS (Zephyr, FreeRTOS), or BLE and wireless protocols.
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Experience with Git, Jira, and CI systems such as Buildkite or Jenkins.
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Familiarity with pytest or similar test frameworks.
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Experience with soldering, JTAG, logic analyzers, or oscilloscopes.
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A track record of clear, detailed bug reports.
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Interest in using AI tooling to speed up test development.
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 1,133 open Quality Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$129–194K/yr121 salary ranges
- California median$47–59/hr22 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 188 open Quality Engineering jobs in California and 1,133 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Quality Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 852 postings).
- Education
- 465 of the 1,133 open Quality Engineering jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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