QA Engineer Embedded - Canada

Motive; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 82,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company is seeking a Senior QA Embedded Engineer to manage quality and performance of embedded products. This role involves designing test plans, executing tests across firmware and mobile integrations, and collaborating with development teams. Candidates should have experience in embedded QA, proficiency in Python/C++, and a related degree. The position is full-time and offers a competitive salary in CAD.

Benefits

Health benefits

Paid time off

401k contribution

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in embedded QA, ideally in fleet, automotive, or IoT systems.
• Experience in both manual and automated QA for embedded platforms.
• Strong knowledge of embedded architectures and real-time systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute test plans and cases for embedded hardware/software systems.
• Perform both manual and automated testing across firmware, mobile, and web integrations.
• Collaborate closely with development, product, and hardware teams.

Skills

Embedded QA

Python

C/C++

Manual Testing

Automated Testing

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

JIRA

TestRail

Job description

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

Visit gomotive.com to learn more.

We are looking for a Senior QA Embedded Engineer to join our team full-time in a US remote capacity. This role is key to ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our embedded products used across Motive’s product ecosystem. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience with both manual and automated testing in embedded environments and a solid understanding of hardware-software interaction. You will help validate system behavior across real-world scenarios, contributing directly to customer-impacting features.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, develop, and execute test plans and cases for embedded hardware/software systems.
• Perform both manual and automated testing across firmware, mobile, and web integrations.
• Collaborate closely with development, product, and hardware teams to understand technical requirements and use cases.
• Create and maintain automation frameworks for embedded devices.
• Conduct integration, regression, and system-level tests across key features (ELD, GPS, AI camera, OBD, CAN, etc.).
• Report, track, and validate defects using tools like JIRA.
• Participate in code and test reviews; provide QA insights during product design and sprint planning.
• Test firmware interactions with mobile apps, web dashboards, and Motive’s platform.
• Debug embedded issues using tools such as serial consoles, CAN analyzers, etc.
• Contribute to documentation, process improvements, and knowledge sharing across the QA organization.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in embedded QA, ideally in fleet, automotive, or IoT systems.
• Experience in both manual and automated QA for embedded platforms.
• Strong knowledge of embedded architectures and real-time systems.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C/C++ for test scripting or automation.
• Familiarity with communication protocols such as CAN, OBD-II, UART, BLE, and Wi-Fi.
• Hands-on experience with hardware testing tools and diagnostics is a plus.
• Prior exposure to Agile development, CI/CD workflows, and QA best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong ownership and accountability.

Nice to Have:

• Experience testing AI camera systems or telematics devices.
• Knowledge of GPS, accelerometer data, and vehicle integration.
• Exposure to test management tools (e.g., TestRail) and analytics platforms (e.g., Redash)

Pay Transparency
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. For this role, the compensation range is $82,000 — $124,000 CAD.

Motive is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.