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QA Testing Engineer (Firmware & Hardware)

Hybrid in Barcelona·Added 2 months ago

Q-TECH

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Overview

Job details

  • €40,000 - €50,000 a year

    Gross, as stated in the ad.

    About €2,470 - €2,960 a month after tax.

  • Permanent contract

    Per the ad.

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Q-TECH doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Be near Barcelona for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

  • Have 3+ years of experience

    Mid-level role.

Skills

This job was automatically translated to English.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • 3-5 years of experience in QA/testing

  • Real experience integrating firmware + hardware (the most important pillar of the role)

  • Good level of Python and comfort working with physical electronics

  • Autonomy, critical thinking, proactivity

  • Comfort in startup environments with changing priorities

The role

From the Q-tech team, we are collaborating with a tech startup that has developed—almost 100%—its own product within the sustainability sector: a physical device capable of automatically identifying the material a user deposits for recycling (plastic, glass, etc.) through sensors and embedded AI, and which rewards that gesture via a mobile app or NFC card.

The product is already deployed in dozens of locations in public spaces, in addition to installations in campsites and collaborations with administrations and waste management companies.

As it operates 24/7 on the street, reliability is critical: every failure implies a real incident in the field. For this reason, there is a proprietary ecosystem of test automation for firmware and hardware, which we are now looking for you to maintain, scale, and strengthen.

What you'll do

  • Test automation: maintain and expand the framework (Python + Robot Framework), designing new test cases for firmware functionalities.

  • Testing on real devices: regression, stress, and integration testing, executed directly on physical hardware (the mobile app is emulated to communicate with the framework).

  • Test fixtures: evolution and maintenance of the fixtures used in production/manufacturing (electrical testing and end-of-line functional testing).

  • Cross-functional collaboration: working together with Firmware, Hardware, and DevOps, integrating tests into the CI/CD pipeline.

  • Technical documentation in Jira/Confluence (technical English for reading/writing).

How you'll work

  • Barcelona (Bon Pastor metro) · Hybrid model:

    • Office: Tuesday to Thursday

    • Remote work: Monday and Friday

  • Flexible schedule · Intensive workday on Fridays

  • Permanent contract

  • Salary: 40-50K € gross/year depending on experience

🛠️ Key stack

  • Python · Robot Framework

  • Protocols BLE, UART, SPI, I2C, I2S

  • Electronics and measurement equipment

  • Git · Docker

  • C/C++

  • Jira · Confluence

  • Notions of CI/CD

About Q-TECH

Q-TECH is a technology recruitment company founded in 2000, with a team of 20 people and annual revenue of approximately 2 million euros. The company specializes in connecting IT professionals with companies, focusing on tech talent acquisition across various departments including backend, frontend, data, infrastructure, and more.

Q-TECH operates with a hybrid work model in Barcelona, Spain, and emphasizes a close, authentic approach to recruitment. The company is active in the IT community and offers roles in areas such as cloud administration, software development, and project management, making it a potential opportunity for international tech professionals seeking to work in Spain.

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