Principal Hardware & Software Test Engineer

About the role

• Lead and manage home (alpha) test initiatives to capture issues at product development early stage and assess product performance in real-world conditions.

• Validate lab test outcomes against design quality to ensure seamless integration.

• Analyse in-life product quality and other data streams to develop actionable insights.

• Build and drive a leading quality dashboard that functions as an early indicator for both software and hardware quality (SWHWPS).

• Develop robust product-level test specifications and perform detailed product level requirement analytics.

• Ensure detailed and accurate test specifications are ready and aligned before Target Set milestones, supporting design and engineering teams from concept through production post launch.

• Drive innovations in test methodologies, including the application of AI/ML and advanced data analytics to enhance detection reliability and test efficiency.

• Act as a technical authority within the Test & QA team, collaborating with Development, Operations, Quality and Design teams to integrate test processes seamlessly into the product development lifecycle.

• Report projects test progress & software quality status to senior stakeholders and ensure clear communication across teams.

About you

• Minimally 7 years product quality or software test relevant experience.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer engineering / Electronic Engineering, or related fields.

• Highly proficient in Python for data manipulation and statistical analysis. You have hands-on experience using libraries such as Pandas and NumPy for data processing, and Matplotlib, Seaborn, or Plotly for creating automated quality visualizations.

• Skilled in building professional, automated dashboards using tools such as Tableau or Power BI. You can translate raw Python-processed data into intuitive visual interfaces for senior leadership tracking.

• Proficient in SQL for querying complex datasets and experienced in working with modern cloud data platforms like AWS Redshift.

• Possess a strong understanding of electronics hardware, its interfacing to software systems.

• Knowledge of software in IOT products, such as embedded, app, cloud and ML.

• 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.