Engineer, Sr. Engineer/Staff Engineer - Linux BSP QA

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Position Overview We are looking for a highly skilled Linux OS BSP QA Engineer to join our platform software quality team. In this role, you will be responsible for validating and ensuring the reliability, stability, and performance of Linux-based Board Support Packages (BSPs) running on Supervisor Boards in modular switch chassis systems. You will work closely with software developers, hardware engineers, and system validation teams to deliver production-quality embedded platforms for next-generation networking products. Responsibilities Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and automation for Linux BSP and low-level software components (bootloader, kernel, drivers, and system services). Validate hardware bring-up, board initialization, and platform-level software integration (e.g., EEPROM, CPLD, I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, sensors, and watchdog). Perform functional, regression, and performance testing on supervisor boards across various hardware revisions. Work with developers to triage and root-cause BSP, kernel, and driver-level issues using tools like dmesg, strace, perf, crash, and serial console logs. Automate test execution and result collection using Python, Shell scripting, or Robot Framework in both lab and CI/CD environments. Validate bootloaders (U-Boot, UEFI) and OS upgrade flows, including field upgrade and fail-safe mechanisms. Collaborate with hardware and system teams on thermal, power, and reliability validation at the BSP layer. Maintain test infrastructure, including automation servers, DUT (Device Under Test) setup, and network topology configurations. Support release qualification, test documentation, and signoff for BSP and OS drops prior to system-level integration. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field. 5-10 years of experience in embedded software QA or platform validation, preferably in networking or telecom equipment. Strong understanding of Linux kernel, device drivers, and bootloader architecture. Hands-on experience with BSP bring-up, low-level debugging, and peripheral validation. Proficiency in Python and Shell scripting for automation and test frameworks. Familiar with lab equipment such as serial consoles, power analyzers, oscilloscopes, and network analyzers. Experience with test management and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Jira, TestRail). Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience testing BSPs for switching or routing platforms (modular chassis or fixed-configuration systems). Knowledge of network OS like SONiC, network protocols (Ethernet, LACP, LLDP, SNMP, etc.) and platform daemons (OpenBMC, SystemD services). Familiarity with hardware abstraction layers (HALs) or platform SDKs used in switch OS architectures. Exposure to PCIe switch fabrics, SERDES testing, and FPGA/CPLD interface validation. Experience with Yocto-based Linux builds and cross-compilation environments. Why Join Us? At Eridu, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of AI infrastructure, working with a world-class team on groundbreaking technology that pushes the boundaries of AI performance. Your contributions will directly impact the next generation of AI infrastructure solutions, transforming the performance of AI data centers. The starting base salary for the selected candidate will be established based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications, work location, market trends, and the compensation of employees in comparable roles. Notice to Recruiting Agencies Eridu does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from staffing agencies or third-party recruiters. Any candidate submitted to Eridu without prior written authorization from our recruiting team will be considered unsolicited and will become the property of Eridu. Eridu reserves the right to pursue and hire such candidates without any obligation to pay fees. Recruiting agencies are expressly instructed not to contact hiring managers, employees, or executives regarding open positions. About Eridu Eridu India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eridu Corporation, Saratoga, California, USA, is looking to hire highly motivated and talented professionals for its R&D center in Bengaluru to join our world-class team. Eridu is a Silicon Valley-based hardware startup pioneering infrastructure solutions that accelerate AI data centers to deliver Faster AI . Today’s AI performance is frequently limited by communication bottlenecks. Eridu introduces multiple industry-first innovations across silicon, packaging, software, and systems to deliver an order of magnitude improvement in performance and unlock greater GPU utilization to speed training job completion times and tokens-per-second for more profitable inference. We do this while simultaneously reducing capital and power costs and improving reliability. The company’s solutions and value proposition have been widely validated by leading hyperscalers. Eridu has raised over $200M to date including its most recent, oversubscribed Series A round. The company is led by a veteran team of Silicon Valley executives who have delivered multiple billion dollar product lines and led multiple companies to billion dollar exits, including serial entrepreneur Drew Perkins, co-founder of Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN), Lightera (acq. by Ciena), Gainspeed (acq. by Nokia) and Mojo Vision (the world’s leading micro-LED company). The company is in execution mode and has a world-class engineering team with decades of experience in state-of-the-art silicon, packaging, optics, software, and systems. Eridu is working with best-in-class supply chain partners including silicon, packaging and systems. Visit our website to learn more.