✦ Luna Orbit — Cybersecurity

Principal Engineer Test

at Palo Alto Networks

📍 Office - USA - CA - Headquarters Unknown Posted March 08, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Category Cybersecurity

This role involves designing and implementing system-level and hardware test strategies for networking products, ensuring quality and reliability through automation and root-cause analysis.

  • Define test architecture
  • Review schematics and system architecture
  • Drive root-cause analysis
  • Develop automation frameworks
  • Collaborate with hardware and firmware teams

Focus on hardware review, system debugging, automation frameworks, and AI-assisted testing tools within a hardware and firmware environment.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level test engineer with experience in hardware and system-level testing, automation frameworks, and root-cause analysis. They should have a strong background in hardware schematics, firmware, and system debugging, with leadership qualities to mentor junior engineers.

Test Architecture & StrategyHardware & System ExpertiseAutomation & Programming LeadershipRoot-cause analysisTest automation
AI-assisted toolsData analyticsFirmware debuggingManufacturing test strategy
ASICFirmwareOSAutomation frameworks
Test Architecture & StrategyHardware schematicsASICFirmwareSystem architectureRoot-cause analysisAutomation frameworksRegression infrastructureData analyticsAI-assisted toolsDebugging
Test Architecture & StrategySystem-level test architecturePlatform-level test architectureNPISustainingManufacturingHardware schematicsBoard layoutsSystem architecturePower sequencingReset topologyClocksHigh-speed interfacesPCIeEthernetSerDesMemory subsystemsDDRHBMFlashRoot-cause analysisASICFirmwareOSAutomation frameworksRegression infrastructureCoding standardsTest automationData analyticsAI-assisted toolsHardware reviewDebuggingSystem debuggingTest diagnosticsTest tooling
LeadershipCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationMentoring
Industry Cybersecurity / SaaS
Job Function Hardware and system test engineering for networking products
Test Architecture & StrategySystem-level test architecturePlatform-level test architectureNPISustainingManufacturingHardware schematicsBoard layoutsSystem architecturePower sequencingReset topologyClocksHigh-speed interfacesPCIeEthernetSerDesMemory subsystemsDDRHBMFlashRoot-cause analysisASICFirmwareOSAutomation frameworksRegression infrastructureCoding standardsTest automationData analyticsAI-assisted toolsHardware reviewDebuggingSystem debuggingTest diagnosticsTest toolingTest AutomationHardware SchematicsSystem ArchitectureRoot Cause AnalysisRegression Infrastructure

Lack of hardware review experience, No automation or scripting skills, No experience with ASIC or firmware, Bachelor's degree not in relevant field

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