Apprentice
Role Overview
Apprentice Engineer in Itron's Embedded Firmware Validation team, serving utilities and energy customers.
The opportunity is aimed at recent graduates or candidates graduating in 2025 and provides hands-on experience in firmware validation, debugging, protocol testing, and automation.
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Position summary
Apprentice Engineer in Itron's Embedded Firmware Validation team, serving utilities and energy customers.
The opportunity is aimed at recent graduates or candidates graduating in 2025 and provides hands-on experience in firmware validation, debugging, protocol testing, and automation.
Duties and responsibilities
- Validate embedded firmware functionality, performance, reliability, and quality.
- Execute verification, validation, regression, and protocol tests for embedded devices and systems.
- Analyze results, identify defects, troubleshoot issues, and assist with root-cause analysis.
- Help maintain automated test scripts and frameworks; test RF-enabled and battery-operated devices where applicable.
- Document procedures, results, defects, and reports; collaborate with engineering teams and participate in agile activities.
- Complete assigned work on time and suggest improvements to validation processes and product reliability.
Eligibility requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation, Telecommunications, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Must have graduated recently or be graduating in 2025, with no active backlogs at application time.
- Must have no prior full-time work experience and no prior apprenticeship experience.
Technical skills
- Good understanding of embedded systems, firmware validation, and ARM-based microcontrollers.
- Good understanding of firmware development and debugging using C and/or Assembly.
- Knowledge of testing methodologies, defect tracking, protocol validation, SDLC, and quality assurance.
- Basic knowledge of test automation and scripting; Python or C# exposure is an advantage.
- Familiarity with RF and battery-operated devices is desirable.
Professional skills and preferred experience
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving abilities; attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Communication, collaboration, accountability, adaptability, customer focus, and willingness to learn.
- Embedded project exposure, ARM hardware, system validation, debugging tools, test equipment, and Agile familiarity are preferred.
Work model
- The role follows a hybrid work model; office attendance may be required based on business needs and team cadence.
Compensation
- Starting wage is determined using permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience; no pay amount or cadence is stated.
About Itron
Itron develops intelligent infrastructure solutions for energy, water, and city services.
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