Staff System Automation Engineer

Impinj is a leading RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer. We’re inventing ways to connect every thing to the Internet — including retail apparel, retail general merchandise, healthcare items, automobile parts, airline baggage, food and much more. With more than 100 billion items connected to date, and multiple Fortune 500 enterprises around the world using our platform, we solve for a better understanding of our world. If it’s a thing, we’re working to connect it. Join Impinj and help us realize our vision of a boundless IoT— connecting trillions of everyday items to the Internet. 

Overview:

The Staff System Automation Engineer will play a key role in developing and maintaining test automation frameworks for RFID system validation. This role involves close collaboration with test engineers to enable efficient and repeatable execution of system-level tests using Python-based scripting. This role is focused on designing and maintaining Python-based test automation frameworks and modular test scripts for validating the performance and functionality of RFID systems, including both conducted (wired) and over-the-air configurations. This role collaborates across teams to ensure that the automation infrastructure is scalable, maintainable, and high performing, supporting Impinj RFID reader products and systems.

What You Will Do:

• Design and develop robust test automation framework architectures for RFID system validation, with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and performance
• Implement Python-based interfaces for controlling and communicating with RFID readers to enable test execution, diagnostics, and data collection
• Integrate test hardware (e.g., signal generators, spectrum analyzers, emulated tags) into the automation framework for fully automated test execution and data acquisition
• Develop and optimize system performance test scripts based on engineering specifications, enabling data logging, system validation, and post-test analytics
• Implement and manage relational database systems (e.g., SQL) for organizing and storing test results; implement automated data pipelines for ingestion, parsing, and aggregation of large-scale datasets
• Troubleshoot and debug complex system-level issues involving interactions between RFID hardware, automation software, and test environments, ensuring alignment with product requirements

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 8 years of hands-on experience in RF system test automation design and implementation
• Strong proficiency in Python, including test framework and automation script development
• Experience with embedded software stacks and hardware-software integration
• Familiarity with REST APIs and backend service automation
• Proficiency with Linux tools, shell scripting, and development standard methodologies
• Experience with data parsing, processing, and visualization for test analysis
• Deep experience with Linux terminal operations, including BASH scripting, process management, and system diagnostics.
• Familiarity with virtual environments using Docker and virtual machines.
• Experience with Linux package management (e.g., apt, yum, dnf for installation, updates, and dependency handling).
• Familiarity with remote debugging and access tools (SSH, Telnet, Remote Desktop).
• Strong log analysis and troubleshooting skills in complex automation environments.
• Proficiency with Git command-line operations and version control best practices.
• Experience with code review workflows, pull requests (PRs), and branching strategies.
• Familiarity with software packaging tools (e.g., pip, npm, cargo, Linux distro packages).
• Knowledge on RF test equipment (Spectrum analyzers, VNA, etc.) RF principles and measurement techniques including Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), Sensitivity analysis, RF power and emission analysis, Interference detection and spectrum analysis

Compensation & Benefits:

The benefits listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Impinj and the country where you work.

The typical base pay range for this role across the US is $129,000 - $200,000. Individual base pay depends on various factors such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties, requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Both market wage data and the mid-point of the pay range is reviewed and used as the starting point for all new hire offers. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.

At Impinj certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. US based employees have access to healthcare benefits; a 401(k) plan and company match among others.

For a more comprehensive list of US employment benefits, click here. 

US Export Controls:

This position has access to technologies or data subject to U.S. export control regulations. Under these laws, the release or transfer of export-controlled items or information to individuals who are not classified as "U.S. persons" (as defined by Immigration & Nationality Act) may require prior authorization from the U.S. government. We may require additional documentation related to national identity to determine whether an export compliance license is required for any export-controlled items. This information is requested solely for the purpose of complying with U.S. export control laws and will not be used for other purposes. Learn more about export compliance here.

Why work at Impinj:

Know you’re making a difference. Competitive benefits. Support for remote work or a desk with a view. Weekly Q&A sessions with our executive team. Impinj provides an environment that fosters openness and innovation and is developing technology that delivers a positive impact on the world. Collaboration and teamwork are highly valued, and accomplishments are duly celebrated. We have an open paid time-off policy paired with a respect for work/life balance. Our headquarters is located in Seattle with spectacular views of the Olympics, Lake Union, and Mt Baker, which can be enjoyed from our rooftop deck. Our Brazilian site is in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, at “Tecnopuc,” a technology park that offers a very nice workplace for the development of groundbreaking technologies. Impinj is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.