Firmware Verification Quality Manager

• Build, lead, and mentor a team of firmware verification quality engineers, providing guidance, feedback, and career development
• Define and drive firmware quality verification strategy, processes, and best practices across firmware and hardware testing
• Allocate resources, set priorities, and ensure timely execution of test plans to support product launches
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (engineering, product, manufacturing, design) to align quality goals with business objectives
• Communicate project status, risks, and recommendations to executives and stakeholders with clarity
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automation suites for firmware and hardware systems
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and system-level testing of firmware across multiple platforms
• Debug, analyze results, and track defects while working closely with development teams to resolve issues
• Provide actionable end-user feedback to improve overall product quality and customer experience
• Partner with contract manufacturers in Asia to align on testing procedures and product readiness

• Proven experience leading or managing Firmware Verification Quality teams in a technical product development environment
• Strong background in hands-on firmware, hardware, and software development with ability to code yourself, and teach/mentor others
• Embedded systems (C/C++) coding proficiency
• Deep knowledge of communication protocols: USB, Bluetooth Classic, BLE, and Wi-Fi
• Hands-on experience with microcontrollers, DC motors (steppers, servos), and motor drivers
• Exposure to sensing, sampling, and feedback control systems
• Experience writing and reviewing test plans, scenarios, and automation strategies
• Skilled in debugging, defect tracking, and providing stakeholder updates
• Familiarity with testing device software/apps on Windows and Mac platforms
• Intermediate or higher programming experience in Swift, Dart, C/C++, and Python
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to present to both technical and executive audiences
• Comfortable working across multiple operating systems: Windows, Mac, iOS, Linux
• Ability to create reproducible bug reports and procedures for firmware/software issues

• Experience testing software that interacts with hardware in consumer electronics
• Familiarity with state machine testing and qualifying products with embedded systems
• Background in industries requiring rigorous quality (Aerospace, Medical Devices, Consumer Electronics)
• Previous experience managing or coordinating with offshore/contract manufacturing teams

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