Product Validation Engineer

Job highlights

• 10 years of experience in Network QA,Networking Software Validation,Embedded Linux,or Network SDK Validation. Strong understanding of Ethernet switching concepts and network architectures. Hands-on experience validating Network SDKs,HAL,SAI,and Platform APIs. Strong Python programming skills with practical experience using PyTest.

Experience: 5-10 years Job Summary :

We are looking for a passionate Product Validation Engineer with strong experience in Network QA, Ethernet Switch validation, Network SDKs, and Linux-based networking platforms. The ideal candidate should have hands-on expertise in Network SDK validation, L2/L3 protocol testing, SONiC integration, Python/PyTest automation, and AI performance validation.

The role involves developing and maintaining automated test suites, validating networking features across hardware and software platforms, debugging hardware-software integration issues, and ensuring high-quality software releases through functional, regression, performance, stress, reliability, and scalability testing.

Key Responsibilities :

• Execute validation of Network SDK components, including HAL, SAI, Platform APIs, and Data Plane interfaces
• Develop and maintain automated test suites using Python and PyTest
• Perform functional, regression, integration, performance, stress, reliability, and scalability testing for networking software and SDK releases
• Validate Ethernet Switch platforms, Linux SDKs, firmware, and embedded software components
• Verify Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking features and protocols
• Perform SONiC integration testing and end-to-end system validation
• Execute AI performance validation and benchmarking for AI-enabled networking platforms
• Analyze test failures and perform root-cause analysis using logs, packet captures, SDK traces, and hardware counters
• Collaborate with SDK, ASIC, firmware, hardware, and software development teams to resolve validation issues
• Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, test specifications, and automation scripts
• Execute validation across multiple hardware platforms, ASICs, and software releases
• Support CI/CD-based automated validation using Jenkins or GitLab CI
• Continuously improve test automation coverage, execution efficiency, and validation quality
• Track defects, perform failure analysis, and work closely with development teams to ensure timely resolution
• Maintain validation documentation, test reports, coverage reports, and release qualification results.

Required Qualifications :

• 5-10 years of experience in Network QA, Networking Software Validation, Embedded Linux, or Network SDK Validation
• Strong understanding of Ethernet switching concepts and network architectures
• Hands-on experience validating Network SDKs, HAL, SAI, and Platform APIs
• Strong Python programming skills with practical experience using PyTest
• Experience testing Linux-based networking platforms
• Good debugging and troubleshooting skills using Wireshark, packet captures, SDK traces, logs, and hardware counters
• Experience with functional, regression, performance, stress, reliability, and scalability testing
• Hands-on experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking protocols, including:
  • VLAN
  • STP / RSTP
  • LACP
  • ACL
  • QoS
  • IPv4 / IPv6
  • OSPF
  • BGP
  • VXLAN
  • Multicast
• Experience with SONiC integration and validation is highly desirable
• Experience with traffic-generation and network testing tools such as IXIA, Spirent, or TRex
• Understanding of multi-ASIC platforms and hardware-software integration
• Knowledge of CI/CD automation using Jenkins or GitLab CI.

Key Skills :

• Pre-Silicon Post-Silicon Validation
• Ethernet Switch SwitchCore Validation
• Network SDK Validation
• HAL, SAI Platform API Validation
• Linux SDK Firmware Validation
• SONiC Integration Testing
• L2/L3 Protocol Validation
• Functional Regression Testing
• Performance, Stress Reliability Testing
• Scalability Testing
• AI Performance Validation Benchmarking
• Python PyTest Automation
• Test Automation Frameworks
• Test Plan Test Case Development
• Requirement Coverage Analysis
• Hardware-Software Integration Debugging
• Packet Capture Analysis
• Root Cause Analysis
• Wireshark Network Debugging
• SDK Trace Hardware Counter Analysis
• CI/CD Validation
• Jenkins GitLab CI
• IXIA, Spirent TRex
• Multi-ASIC Platform Validation

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