Lead Test Engineer

Lead the Quality of Next-Generation Robotics

Are you passionate about robotics, AI, connected products, and building exceptional customer experiences?

We're looking for a Lead System Solution Test Engineer to lead the verification and validation of intelligent robotic products from concept through launch. This is a high-impact role where you will shape product quality strategy, influence critical engineering decisions, and ensure our products deliver outstanding reliability, performance, and user satisfaction.

As a technical leader, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across software, hardware, AI, cloud, mobile applications, and supplier ecosystems to drive world-class quality standards for innovative robotic solutions.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Define Product Quality Strategy

• Own the end-to-end verification and validation strategy for robotic products.

• Develop test plans, quality gates, and release readiness criteria.

• Translate product risks into measurable verification activities and success metrics.

• Provide data-driven recommendations for product release decisions.

Lead System-Level Verification

• Drive testing of complex robotic systems including navigation, mapping, localization, obstacle avoidance, docking, charging, and cleaning performance.

• Validate connectivity, mobile app interactions, cloud services, and OTA software updates.

• Ensure products meet performance, reliability, robustness, and customer experience expectations.

Lead AI and Intelligent Feature Verification

• Develop validation approaches for AI-powered and machine learning features.

• Verify computer vision, object recognition, hazard detection, voice control, and intelligent automation capabilities.

• Assess real-world performance through laboratory, simulation, and field testing.

Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with software, electronics, systems, AI, mobile, cloud, and product teams to identify risks early and improve product quality.

• Facilitate defect reviews, risk assessments, and engineering quality discussions.

• Align stakeholders around quality objectives and release readiness.

Build Quality Excellence Across the Supply Chain

• Lead quality governance activities with development partners and suppliers.

• Review test strategies, execution evidence, and release recommendations.

• Drive continuous improvement in testing capability, quality processes, and engineering rigor.

Mentor and Develop Others

• Coach engineers on test strategy, system verification, problem solving, and quality best practices.

• Champion automation, simulation, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and next-generation test methodologies.

• Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

Essential Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.

• Significant experience leading system verification, validation, testing, or quality engineering for complex products.

• Strong background in robotics, embedded systems, IoT, connected products, or consumer electronics.

• Deep understanding of system integration, root cause analysis, risk management, and release quality processes.

• Proven ability to influence technical decisions across cross-functional and global teams.

• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Experience

• Autonomous mobile robots or robotic vacuum products.

• SLAM, LiDAR, ToF sensors, computer vision, or AI/ML systems.

• Python, automation frameworks, simulation platforms, or HIL environments.

• Mobile applications, cloud ecosystems, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Matter, or smart-home technologies.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of robotics innovation, solving complex technical challenges that directly impact millions of users worldwide.

You'll collaborate with talented engineers across multiple disciplines, influence product direction, drive engineering excellence, and play a pivotal role in delivering intelligent products that customers love and trust.

If you're excited about leading quality for cutting-edge robotic technologies and helping shape the future of intelligent products, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Gain

• Opportunity to work on advanced robotics and AI technologies

• Exposure to global engineering and product teams

• Ownership of strategic quality decisions

• Career growth through technical leadership and innovation

• A collaborative environment focused on engineering excellence

Lead quality. Drive innovation. Shape the future of robotics.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.