Senior Software Test Manager

Dyson Institute; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson Institute is seeking a senior Test & QA leader to own the quality and verification strategy across embedded software, apps, IoT, and cloud platforms. You will build and coach high‑performing QA teams and guide testing across system, protocol, connectivity, security, and compliance domains.

You will drive test architecture and automation for multi‑platform ecosystems, push innovation in HIL, data‑driven testing, and AI‑assisted methods, and report quality metrics to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, Software Engineering, or similar.
• 15+ years in software/embedded/IoT/app/cloud testing, including 7+ years Test & QA teams Manager.
• Strong technical depth in automation (Python/C/Kotlin/Swift), CI/CD pipelines, protocol testing (BLE/Wi‑Fi/MQTT), embedded testing, API testing, and mobile test frameworks.
• Skilled in using test tools such as protocol analyzers, device sniffers, Simulators, mobile app and cloud test utilities.
• Data‑driven mindset with experience in dashboards, observability, and quality analytics.
• Passionate about quality, continuous improvement, and raising engineering standards.
• Excellent leadership and cross‑functional influencing skills.
• Ability to mentor teams, uplift competencies, and build a high‑performance engineering culture.
• Strong systems thinking across embedded, electrical, mechanical, cloud, and app ecosystems.
• Experience with the full electronic hardware and software development and test lifecycle.
• And Agile development & test processes.
• Ability to shape long‑term testing capability and lead transformation in automation and test methods.
• Expertise in automated testing, requirements analysis, test framework design, development, and debugging for both embedded software and IoT systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex technical information clearly to executives and non‑technical leaders.
• Strong ability to multi‑task across multiple product deliverables and manage multiple schedules simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Own and define the quality and verification strategy across embedded software, app, IoT, and cloud platforms.
• Build and develop high‑performing Test & QA teams, coach Test & QA Leads and Managers.
• Provide technical direction for system, integration, protocol, connectivity, security, and compliance testing.
• Lead test architecture, automation test strategy for complex multi‑platform systems.
• Drive innovation in HIL automation, simulation, data‑driven testing, and AI‑enabled test methods.
• Represent Test & QA in program governance, influencing release decisions with strong quality evidence.
• Oversee quality metrics, dashboards, and analytics for defect trends, maturity, and reliability insights.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards: security, RF, Matter, safety, Market regulations.
• Stay updated on the latest automation testing strategies, techniques, tools, and frameworks.
• Collaborate with project managers, design managers and architects to test plan & strategy and budget.
• Report projects test progress & software quality status to senior stakeholders and ensure clear communication across teams.

Skills

Extensive testing leadership

Automation testing

CI/CD pipelines

Protocol testing

Embedded testing

Mobile testing

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Engineering/Electronics/Software Engineering

Tools

Python

C

Kotlin

Swift

Job description

About the Role

Own and define the quality and verification strategy across embedded software, app, IoT, and cloud platforms. Build and develop high‑performing Test & QA teams, coach Test & QA Leads and Managers. Provide technical direction for system, integration, protocol, connectivity, security, and compliance testing. And Test architecture, automation test strategy for complex multi-platform systems. Drive innovation in HIL automation, simulation, data‑driven testing, and AI‑enabled test methods. Represent Test & QA in program governance, influencing release decisions with strong quality evidence. Oversee quality metrics, dashboards, and analytics for defect trends, maturity, and reliability insights. Ensure compliance with industry standards: security, RF, Matter, safety, Market regulations. Stay updated on the latest automation testing strategies, techniques, tools, and frameworks. Collaborate with project managers, design managers and architects to test plan & strategy and budget. Report projects test progress & software quality status to senior stakeholders and ensure clear communication across teams.

Key Skills / Experience

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, Software Engineering, or similar.
• 15+ years in software/embedded/IoT/app/cloud testing, including 7+ years Test & QA teams Manager Proven experience managing electronic hardware and software quality for large‑scale, multi‑platform consumer products.
• Strong technical depth in automation (Python/C/Kotlin/Swift), CI/CD pipelines, protocol testing (BLE/Wi‑Fi/MQTT), embedded testing, API testing, and mobile test frameworks.
• Skilled in using test tools such as protocol analyzers, device sniffers, Simulators, mobile app and cloud test utilities.
• Data‑driven mindset with experience in dashboards, observability, and quality analytics.
• Passionate about quality, continuous improvement, and raising engineering standards.
• Excellent leadership and cross‑functional influencing skills.
• Ability to mentor teams, uplift competencies, and build a high‑performance engineering culture.
• Strong systems thinking across embedded, electrical, mechanical, cloud, and app ecosystems.
• Experience with the full electronic hardware and software development and test lifecycle.
• And Agile development & test processes.
• Ability to shape long‑term testing capability and lead transformation in automation and test methods.
• Expertise in automated testing, requirements analysis, test framework design, development, and debugging for both embedded software and IoT systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex technical information clearly to executives and non‑technical leaders.
• Strong ability to multi‑task across multiple product deliverables and manage multiple schedules simultaneously.

#LI-MDB 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. At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start‑up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.