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SW / HW QA Lead

Bagira • Brno, Southeast, Czechia

onsitefull-time
Posted Apr 30, 2026
  • Role & seniority

    • SW/HW QA Lead (build and lead new SW & HW QA testing team)

    • Senior: 7+ years QA/testing; 3+ years embedded/firmware or integrated SW–HW testing

  • Stack / tools

    • Automation & CI/CD: Python (test automation), CI/CD integration

    • Mobile/web testing: Appium, Playwright (or similar)

    • Embedded: Embedded Linux

    • Debugging/integration tools: Bash, PowerShell, Swagger, RabbitMQ, Postman

    • Hardware interfacing/testing: Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) (nice-to-have), automated test rigs/simulation environments

    • (Potential protocols): HTTP, MQTT, WebSockets, BLE, Wi‑Fi (nice-to-have)

  • Top 3 responsibilities

    • Own QA strategy: end-to-end test plans, validation strategies, quality metrics (unit → integration → system → regression)

    • Lead system-level SW+HW validation: integration testing across firmware/drivers/interfaces; deep debugging & root-cause analysis

    • Build/lead QA automation: create automation frameworks/test infrastructure (incl. HIL where applicable) and integrate into CI/CD; mentor QA engineers

  • Must-have skills

    • QA/testing leadership (projects and/or mentoring engineers)

    • System integration testing experience

    • Embedded/firmware and SW–HW integrated product testing

    • CI/CD pipeline testing integration

    • Python-based automation

    • Mobile automation (Appium) and web testing (Playwright or similar)

    • Embedded Linux experience

    • Familiarity with

Full Description

Bagira is a leader in the field of training and simulation systems with a track record of delivering high-end, customized, cost-effective solutions for mission readiness. Bagira’s simulators are being used by hundreds of thousands of soldiers at more than 40 sites worldwide. Bagira is looking for a SW / HW QA Lead to join our engineering team at Bagira. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced technical leader with strong leadership qualities, a can-do attitude, and a passion for technology to help us build and lead a new SW&HW QA testing team within Bagira, responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of our software and hardware-integrated simulation systems. What will you do?

Own the QA strategy: define end-to-end test plans, validation strategies, and quality metrics for our systems, with comprehensive coverage across unit, integration, system, and regression testing. Lead system-level validation of hardware-software integrated products, including deep system debugging, root cause analysis, and integration testing across firmware, drivers, and hardware interfaces.

Build advanced test automation: design automation frameworks and test infrastructure (Hardware-in-the-Loop, automated test rigs, simulation environments) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines. Lead and mentor QA engineers, collaborate with embedded developers, hardware engineers, and DevOps, and shape architecture and design decisions to improve testability and reliability.

Required skills

  • 7+ years in software testing / QA, including 3+ years testing embedded systems or firmware and hardware - software integrated products.
  • Experience leading projects or mentoring engineers.
  • Experience with system integration testing and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with mobile app testing (Appium) and web app testing (Playwright or similar).
  • Experience with Embedded Linux environments.
  • Test automation development in Python or similar scripting languages.
  • Familiarity with debugging and integration tools such as Bash, PowerShell, Swagger, RabbitMQ, and Postman.
  • Basic electronics or electronics-lab experience - significant advantage.
  • Nice to have
  • Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing.
  • Scripting in C, C++, or Java.
  • Testing IoT or connected devices.
  • Familiarity with protocols such as HTTP, MQTT, web sockets, BLE, and Wi-Fi.
  • Experience working in Agile environments.

Requirements null Your Mission null Your Profile null Your Benefits null What you will gain null

Software testingHardware testingEmbedded systemsFirmwareSystem integrationCI/CDPythonAppiumPlaywrightEmbedded LinuxBashPowerShellSwaggerRabbitMQPostmanHardware-in-the-loopmulti-location

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