About the role
- Own and define the quality and verification strategy across embedded software, app, IoT, and cloud platforms.
- Build and develop high-performing Test & QA teams, coach Test&QA Leads and Managers.
- Provide technical direction for system, integration, protocol, connectivity, security, and compliance testing. And Test architecture, automation test strategy for complex multi-platform systems.
- Drive innovation in HIL automation, simulation, data-driven testing, and AI-enabled test methods.
- Represent Test & QA in program governance, influencing release decisions with strong quality evidence.
- Oversee quality metrics, dashboards, and analytics for defect trends, maturity, and reliability insights.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards: security, RF, Matter, safety, Market regulations.
- Stay updated on the latest automation testing strategies, techniques, tools, and frameworks.
- Collaborate with project managers, design managers and architects to test plan & strategy and budget.
- Report projects test progress & software quality status to senior stakeholders and ensure clear communication across teams.
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About you
- Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, Software Engineering, or similar.
- 15+ years in software/embedded/IoT/app/cloud testing, including 7+ years Test & QA teams Manager.
- Proven experience managing electronic hardware and software quality for large-scale, multi-platform consumer products.
- Strong technical depth in automation (Python/C/Kotlin/Swift), CI/CD pipelines, protocol testing (BLE/Wi-Fi/MQTT), embedded testing, API testing, and mobile test frameworks.
- Skilled in using test tools such as protocol analyzers, device sniffers, Simulators, mobile app and cloud test utilities.
- Data-driven mindset with experience in dashboards, observability, and quality analytics. Passionate about quality, continuous improvement, and raising engineering standards.
- Excellent leadership and cross-functional influencing skills. Ability to mentor teams, uplift competencies, and build a high-performance engineering culture.
- Strong systems thinking across embedded, electrical, mechanical, cloud, and app ecosystems. Experience with the full electronic hardware and software development and test lifecycle and Agile development & test processes.
- Ability to shape long-term testing capability and lead transformation in automation and test methods. Expertise in automated testing, requirements analysis, test framework design, development, and debugging for both embedded software and IoT systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex technical information clearly to executives and non-technical leaders.
- Strong ability to multi-task across multiple product deliverables and manage multiple schedules simultaneously.
Benefits
The company monitors the market to ensure competitive salaries and bonuses. Beyond that, you’ll enjoy a transport allowance and comprehensive medical care and insurance. But financial benefits are just the start of a career at the company. Professional growth, leadership development and new opportunities abound, driven by regular reviews and dynamic workshops. And with a vibrant culture, the latest devices and a relaxed dress code reflecting our engineering spirit, it’s an exciting team environment geared to fuelling and realising ambition.
