Starting a new job at Silicon Labs as an SDET soon — what to expect?

[ixfd64]

So I recently accepted an offer for an SDET position at Silicon Labs and will start working next month. From the job description, I'll be responsible for implementing test automation for their embedded wireless products and microcontroller units. Are there any tools or libraries, particularly test frameworks for embedded devices, that I should know about? And is there any reading that you would recommend?

I did try to download Simplicity Studio to get a better feel of how it works, but apparently I need a work e-mail address.

[ttt]

On the application/library level you can do unit testing using qemu-arm and a framework like Google Test.

Segger has tools like J-Run to do automation on actual hardware, though openocd can be used for that too.

I assume you are familiar with the usual DevOps stuff. Since Simplicity Studio is Eclipse based I would expect to see a lot of ant, python for scripting, jenkins, artifactory and similar tools.

[Dubbie]

Judging by your experience, they will probably get you to write a new HAL.   

[ixfd64]

On the application/library level you can do unit testing using qemu-arm and a framework like Google Test.

Segger has tools like J-Run to do automation on actual hardware, though openocd can be used for that too.

I assume you are familiar with the usual DevOps stuff. Since Simplicity Studio is Eclipse based I would expect to see a lot of ant, python for scripting, jenkins, artifactory and similar tools.

Thanks for the information. I'm definitely familiar with build automation and CI/CD pipelines. I also worked with Wind River Workbench at a previous job and believe it's similar to Simplicity Studio, so hopefully I can quickly get up to speed.