Principal Hardware & Software Test Engineer

Cygnify
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
On-site

Who this role is best for

Candidates with strong data and test automation expertise in IoT and embedded systems will find this senior role in Dubai requiring cross-functional leadership and technical authority.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 7+ years in product quality and IoT software testing, capable of leading test initiatives.
    — “Minimally 7 years product quality or software test relevant experience.
  • Individuals with a technical leadership background in hardware-software integration and data analytics.
    — “a technical authority within the Test & QA team, collaborating with Development, Operations, Quality and Design teams
  • Candidates who can build and manage automated dashboards for leadership tracking and quality insight delivery.
    — “Skilled in building professional, automated dashboards using tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

Things to consider

  • The role demands managing multiple product deliverables and schedules simultaneously.
    — “Strong ability to multi-task across multiple product deliverables and manage multiple schedules simultaneously.

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in AI/ML-based testing innovations and their impact on test efficiency.
    — “Drive innovations in test methodologies, including the application of AI/ML and advanced data analytics
  • Emphasize leadership in test process integration across product development stages.
    — “collaborating with Development, Operations, Quality and Design teams to integrate test processes seamlessly
  • Showcase projects where you translated Python data analysis into intuitive dashboards for leadership.
    — “translate raw Python-processed data into intuitive visual interfaces for senior leadership tracking
  • Demonstrate your ability to analyze product performance and deliver actionable insights.
    — “Analyse in-life product quality and other data streams to develop actionable insights.
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Principal

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What success looks like

  • capture issues at early stage
  • validate lab test outcomes
  • analyse in-life product quality
  • build quality dashboard
  • develop test specifications
Typical background
product qualitysoftware testdata manipulation

Skills & requirements

Required

Home Test InitiativesProduct Quality ValidationData AnalysisTest MethodologiesAi/ml Integration

Preferred

Iot SoftwareEmbedded SystemsCloud Platforms

Stack & domain

PythonPandasNumPyMatplotlibSeabornPlotlyTableauPower BISQLAWS RedshiftElectronics HardwareEmbeddedAppCloudMLCommunicationLeadershipProduct QualitySoftware TestAi/mlAdvanced Data Analytics

About the role

Original posting from Cygnify via Ashby

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.

Source: Cygnify careers (Ashby)

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