Position Summary
We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer to validate next-generation Managed Power Distribution Units (PDUs) used in enterprise IT infrastructure, AV systems, and edge computing settings.
This role focuses on validating Embedded Linux firmware, middleware, networking services, embedded web applications, REST APIs, configuration management, telemetry, OTA updates, and hardware/software integration, as well as the remote management from local controller and Cloud web portal.
The engineer will work closely with firmware, hardware, cloud, and ODM engineering teams to ensure high product quality throughout development and production.
Responsibilities
Firmware & System Validation
Validate Embedded Linux firmware and middleware features throughout the product lifecycle.
Verify firmware functionality across multiple hardware revisions.
Execute feature validation, regression testing, and system integration testing.
Validate firmware upgrade and downgrade flows.
Verify configuration persistence across reboot and power cycles.
Validate watchdog recovery and fault recovery mechanisms.





Functional Testing
Test features including:
Outlet control
Outlet scheduling
Sequential power on/off
Outlet grouping
User management
Sensor management
Alert configuration
Threshold configuration
Energy monitoring
Environmental monitoring
Logging and diagnostics

Embedded Linux Validation
Validate:
Linux boot sequence
System services
Process startup
Resource utilization
Memory usage
CPU utilization
File system integrity
Persistent storage
System recovery

Verify:
systemd services
IPC mechanisms
configuration files
log collection

Networking Validation
Test:
Ethernet connectivity
IPv4 / IPv6
DHCP / Static IP
DNS
NTP
HTTPS
SSH

Validate:
SNMP (v1/v2c/v3)
REST APIs

Perform interoperability testing with:
switches
routers
enterprise networks

Embedded Web UI Validation
Validate:
Web UI functionality
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📌 Sr System Validation Engineer Chennai
🏢 NETGEAR
📍 Chennai