Senior Systems Test Engineer – Embedded, Mobile

Planitar Inc.

. Own the test plan for camera software and define release criteria .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeWaterloo • CanadaSenior💰 CA$105,000 - CA$129,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidAWSCloudFirebaseiOSJavaScriptKotlinLinuxPythonReactReact NativeSwiftTypeScriptC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the test plan for camera software and define release criteria
Test cameras on real hardware for measurement accuracy, battery and power behaviour, connectivity, and interruption recovery
Set up test equipment so routine checks run automatically
Test the PLANIX Mobile App with real cameras across connecting, scanning, saving, transferring, and exporting workflows
Identify issues at the camera, app, and phone interface
Build automated tests into the release process to prevent regressions
Investigate crashes and customer-reported issues, reproduce them on real hardware, and create regression tests
Review test coverage with the team and identify problems earlier in development
Collaborate with firmware, mobile, cloud, Product Management, and UX teams to improve quality across the hardware-software boundary

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in Test engineering, including meaningful time spent on products that combine hardware and software
Hands-on experience testing physical devices, including using lab equipment to work out why something failed
Strong programming fundamentals in at least one language: JavaScript/TypeScript, C++, Python, or another
Experience building automated tests and making them a standing part of a team’s release process
Experience testing mobile apps on real iOS and Android devices
Able to read the code under test well enough to work through root cause alongside developers
A structured, methodical approach to finding the ways a product can break
Bonus: experience with cameras, sensors, lidar, or other measurement hardware
Proficient with AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) for writing documents, tests, debugging, and code review
Experience orchestrating AI agents to automate multi-step engineering workflows, with sound judgment on when to verify or override output
Comfortable integrating AI tooling (prompts, skills, MCP servers) with internal build, CI, and device-debug systems
Experience partnering with developers to find root cause
Ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts spanning embedded and mobile domains to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience collaborating with Product and UX to define testable requirements early, from ideation to launch and subsequent development
Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment
Experience with embedded Linux, React Native, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, Kotlin, Swift, Python, AWS, TestFlight, App Store, Google Play, Sentry, Firebase, or Heap as applicable to the technology stack

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% employer-paid flexible benefits plan
Comprehensive Health & Dental coverage
Health Spending Account (HSA) or Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) options
3% DPSP match
Hybrid Work Environment
Professional Development Incentive
Opportunities to grow as we scale
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