Staff Firmware Verification Engineer

About the Role

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cepheid, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Here at Cepheid, we are building the future of healthcare from our cutting-edge R&D center in Bengaluru. Our diagnostic instruments are complex systems where precision, reliability, and safety are non-negotiable. At the core of these instruments is sophisticated firmware that must perform flawlessly. We are seeking a top-tier verification expert to serve as a guardian of our firmware quality and ensure it meets the highest standards of excellence.

We are looking for a Staff Firmware Verification Engineer to act as the technical leader to develop protocols and guide junior verification test engineers for our firmware test and verification strategy. This is a senior, hands-on individual contributor role for an expert who has deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams to ensure compliance, reliability, and innovation, ensuring embedded software is robust, safe, and ready for regulatory scrutiny. You will be responsible for designing the entire verification ecosystem for our instrument firmware—from architecting scalable automation frameworks to developing and executing the formal test protocols that prove our products are safe and effective. You will build the systems and provide the objective evidence that ensures our firmware is ready for the clinic.

This position is part of the Software Test Engineering team in the Hardware Engineering organization located in Bengaluru, IDC, India and will be an on-site role.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop end‑to‑end firmware verification strategies and automated test frameworks for diagnostic/medical devices using industry-standard tools and methodologies
• Design, implement, and execute automated black‑box and white‑box test suites, including test methods, plans, cases, execution, and documentation, using firmware engineering tools, APIs/SDKs, and Python
• Build, configure, and maintain Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop (HIL) test systems to enable automated, repeatable verification of firmware on target hardware
• Generate verification plans, protocols, and reports compliant with IEC 62304 and FDA regulatory expectations to support formal regulatory submissions
• Integrate automated firmware tests into CI/CT pipelines using established DevOps tools to ensure continuous, measurable verification coverage and system readiness

Qualifications

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer/electrical engineering or related field with 8+ years of experience OR Master's with 6+ years of experience
• Strong expertise in testing and verification of embedded software/firmware for systems involving robotics, motion control, thermal control, sonication, or optics
• Experience with test case management tools (e.g., Helix, Test Rail, Zephyr) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab)
• Expert-level programming skills in Python for test automation and framework development and strong understanding of embedded C/C++
• Hands-on experience architecting, building, and using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test platforms
• Experience in working in a regulated industry such as diagnostic/medical devices, avionics, or automotive is mandatory
• Hands-on work with design, debugging methods and systems with essential debugging tools, like Scopes/logic analyzers, sensor logging devices, etc.

Additional Experience (Plus)

• Direct, in-depth experience working under IEC 62304 guidelines
• Experience with formal software V&V processes under an ISO 13485 Quality Management System

Benefits

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Work Arrangement

At Cepheid we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team.

About Cepheid and Danaher

Danaher is a leading global life sciences, biotechnology, and diagnostics innovator, helping to solve many of the world's most important health challenges, ultimately improving quality of life for billions of people today, while setting the foundation for a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. The Danaher ecosystem is made up of more than 15 businesses united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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