A system and method for automated firmware testing. The system includes test stations for testing firmware products. The stations split into pools, with each pool including multiple test stations. The system also includes multiple execution instances, each execution instance for executing tests corresponding to the associated pool. Each of competing test stations delivers a test start event to a corresponding execution instance. The corresponding execution instance receives test start events from the competing test stations, and executes a run test command on a select test station among the competing test stations such that the select test station performs test execution based on a test sequence.