Sr Engineer II, Embedded Software Test

Role Overview Schneider Electric is seeking an experienced Verification Validation (VV) Expert to lead validation activities for its LV Connected Products portfolio. This role is responsible for ensuring product quality, reliability, safety, cybersecurity, and compliance through robust verification and validation processes, advanced test automation, AI-enabled testing, model-based validation approaches, and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across product validation, cybersecurity testing, automation frameworks, HIL/SIL environments, and test infrastructure while working closely with Systems, Hardware, Firmware, Software, Product Management, Quality, and Cybersecurity teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive VV strategies, standards, methodologies, and best practices for Connected Products.

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans covering functional, integration, system, performance, reliability, qualification, and cybersecurity validation.

• Lead end-to-end verification and validation activities throughout the product development lifecycle.

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and validation solutions.

• Leverage AI-powered tools and techniques to improve test case generation, defect prediction, test coverage, and validation efficiency.

• Lead the adoption of Model-Based Testing (MBT) to improve requirement traceability, test coverage, and early defect detection.

• Define, develop, and deploy Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) validation environments for embedded and connected products.

• Develop simulation-based validation strategies to verify system functionality, control algorithms, communication interfaces, and cybersecurity requirements.

• Integrate automated testing, HIL/SIL platforms, and model-based validation approaches into Agile, CI/CD, and DevSecOps workflows.

• Validate cybersecurity requirements including authentication, authorization, encryption, secure communication, secure boot, firmware integrity, and access control mechanisms.

• Perform vulnerability assessments, threat analysis, security readiness reviews, and support pre-penetration testing activities.

• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to define security test strategies and ensure compliance with IEC 62443 and Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices.

• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of product quality and cybersecurity issues.

• Manage and continuously improve test infrastructure, including automated test benches, simulation environments, HIL/SIL platforms, and laboratory facilities.

• Participate in architecture and design reviews to enhance product quality, reliability, security, and testability.

• Mentor engineers and support teams in adopting best practices in testing, automation, AI-assisted validation, cybersecurity, and model-based verification.

Qualifications

Experience

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Embedded Systems, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience in Verification Validation, Test Engineering, Quality Engineering, Product Validation, or related disciplines.

• Proven experience in testing industrial, embedded, connected, or IoT-enabled products.

• Strong experience in test strategy development, planning, execution, automation, and quality assurance.

• Experience leading technical initiatives and collaborating with global cross-functional teams.

• Experience working in Agile product development environments.

Technical Skills

• Domain Expertise Low Voltage (LV) and Medium Voltage (MV) systems

• Electrical protection, control systems, and power distribution applications

• Testing Automation

• Functional, Integration, System, Regression, Performance, Reliability, and Qualification Testing

• Test Automation Framework Development

• Python and NI TestStand (or equivalent tools)

• Model-Based Testing (MBT)

• Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) Validation

• CI/CD, Continuous Testing, and DevSecOps practices

• Cybersecurity Validation

• Vulnerability Assessment and Security Testing

• Threat Modeling and Attack Surface Analysis

• Authentication, Authorization, TLS/Certificate Validation

• Secure Boot and Firmware Security Validation …