Vision Systems Test Lead — Automation & QA Champion

flir; Richmond; On-site; CAD 94,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions in Richmond, BC, seeks a Software Test Leader for imaging systems and camera technologies. You will lead a team of software test engineers, defining test strategies across unit, integration, system and regression testing.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on quality, test automation, and building high-performing teams. You will coordinate validation across multiple sites, drive automated frameworks with PyTest and GTest, and promote AI-assisted

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software development, test, or validation engineering.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating engineering teams.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Expertise in Python and C/C++ development environments.
• Experience designing automated test frameworks and CI/CD test pipelines.
• Experience with embedded systems, firmware, or image-acquisition technologies.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Software Engineering, CS, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Advantage: knowledge of FPGA validation and real-time systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of software test engineers, providing technical guidance and coaching.
• Define test strategies covering unit, integration, system, and regression testing.
• Drive development of automated test frameworks using PyTest, GTest, and related tools.
• Establish scalable validation architectures for software, firmware, and FPGA-based products.
• Partner with software, firmware, and hardware teams to improve product testability.
• Coordinate validation activities across multiple engineering sites.
• Implement automated workflows to reproduce and analyze customer-reported issues.
• Track quality metrics, defects, and release readiness.
• Promote AI-assisted tools for test development, code review, and documentation.
• Champion a quality-focused culture and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Python

C/C++

Test automation

Embedded systems

FPGA validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

PyTest

GTest

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions in Richmond, BC, seeks a Software Test Leader for imaging systems and camera technologies. You will lead a team of software test engineers, defining test strategies across unit, integration, system and regression testing.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on quality, test automation, and building high-performing teams. You will coordinate validation across multiple sites, drive automated frameworks with PyTest and GTest, and promote AI-assisted