Embedded Test Automation Engineer
About the job
- Four to seven years of experience in embedded systems, test automation, manufacturing test engineering, or a related field.
- Strong Python programming skills and experience building maintainable automation tools.
- Hands-on experience using Pytest or a similar framework for hardware, system, or integration testing.
- Working knowledge of embedded Linux, including boot processes, network booting, storage partitioning, and file system configuration.
- Experience integrating systems through APIs, cloud databases, or other data services.
- Ability to diagnose complex issues across hardware, operating systems, software, and networks.
- Experience working across engineering disciplines to deliver production-ready systems.
- Practical approach to documentation, error handling, and long-term maintainability.
- Build and maintain an integrated automated test environment for embedded Linux hardware.
- Automate device identification, network booting, disk partitioning, file system configuration, and software installation.
- Develop secure workflows that store and retrieve device-specific calibration results and instrument configuration data from cloud-based systems.
- Design and expand automated test suites using Python, Pytest, LabVIEW, or similar tools.
- Develop Python tools that integrate with existing LabVIEW and Python calibration systems.
- Troubleshoot issues across hardware, operating systems, software, and network connections.
- Partner with hardware, firmware, test, manufacturing, and cloud teams to improve device bring-up, testing, and configuration.
- Improve the reliability, repeatability, and maintainability of production test processes.
- Experience developing or maintaining LabVIEW automation and integrating LabVIEW with Python.
- Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop test environments and automated laboratory equipment.
- Experience applying CI/CD practices to embedded systems or physical hardware testing.
- Experience supporting production provisioning, calibration, or manufacturing test systems.
- Familiarity with cloud-based data storage, device configuration management, or disaster-recovery workflows.
About the company
Project Canary provides a SaaS-based data analytics platform focused on environmental performance for emissions-intensive industries, notably oil and gas. It gathers data from its own continuous monitoring sensors, third-party sensors, OGI cameras, and satellites to deliver real-time, facility-level emissions insights via the Canary Carbon Portal, supporting regulatory compliance with standards like EPA Subpart W and OGMP 2.0, and using hardware for verifiable measurements. The TrustWell independent certification adds a third-party rating of environmental performance to help buyers verify the credentials of energy producers. Its goal is to help customers reduce methane and other emissions, improve ESG reporting, and extend solutions to markets such as agriculture and landfills.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$121M
Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
Founded
2018
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- September 2025 customer adoption accelerated across oil, gas, and utilities deployments.
- October 2025 patent portfolio strengthened operational intelligence defensibility against imitators.
- April 2025 partnerships with QLM and Aeroqual expanded integrations and broadened market reach.
What critics are saying
- Revelio shows headcount fell from 111 in Q1 2025 to 90 in Q1 2026.
- Oil and gas still dominates revenue, leaving Project Canary exposed to operator capex cuts.
- Sensor vendors like QLM and Aeroqual commoditize monitoring, compressing margins and platform differentiation.
What makes Project Canary unique
- Project Canary unifies sensors, satellites, aircraft, SCADA, and field teams into one workflow.
- November 2025 studies and March 2026 analysis validate proprietary methane datasets across 940 facilities.
- May 2025 utilities launch broadened Canary beyond oil and gas into gas distribution networks.
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Benefits
- Professional Development Budget