QA Test Automation Lead

Location: Pune, India

Department: Product & Technology

Experience: 8-12 years

• 8–12+ years of experience in validation, systems engineering, QA, or robotics engineering.
• 2–4+ years of experience managing or leading technical teams.
• Strong system-level experience with robotics, automation, or material-handling platforms.
• Experience defining validation strategy, test standards, and release-readiness criteria.
• Experience managing validation across multiple products or customer deployments.
• Hands-on background in hardware, firmware, software, or systems testing (prior IC experience required).
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including product, hardware, firmware, and field operations

• Define and implement SW QC processes, standards, and metrics across all projects
• Establish test strategies for complex, multi-system robotics solutions
• Ensure compliance with internal quality benchmarks and client requirements
• Oversee SW QC activities across multiple concurrent client sites and deployments
• Track and report quality status, risks, and release readiness to stakeholders
• Lead end-to-end validation of software interacting with:
  • Robot hardware systems
  • Peripheral devices (sensors, actuators, controllers)
  • Backend/server infrastructure and networks
• Identify and mitigate integration risks across subsystems
• Ensure robustness in real-world deployment conditions
• Actively participate in test design, execution, and defect analysis
• Troubleshoot complex system-level issues spanning software, hardware, and infrastructure
• Support field teams in diagnosing and resolving client-site issues
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Software QC team
• Drive development of automated test frameworks (API, UI, system-level)
• Implement CI/CD quality gates and test pipelines
• Select and manage QC tools for test management, defect tracking, and reporting
• Work closely with software, hardware, DevOps, and deployment teams
• Collaborate with project managers to align quality goals with delivery timelines

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Robotics, Electronics, or related field
• 5-8+ years in software quality assurance, with experience in complex systems
• Proven experience leading QC/QA teams in a product or robotics/embedded environment.

• • Software testing (functional, integration, system, regression)
  • Embedded systems and robotics software stacks
  • Hardware-software integration challenges
  • Networked systems and server-side dependencies
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and scripting
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Strong debugging and root cause analysis skills across system layers
• Experience managing multi-project, multi-location quality operations.