Senior QA Engineer: IoT, RTLS & Wireless Solutions

AiRISTA; Timonium (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AiRISTA is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to own the quality and reliability of the AiRISTA Flow ecosystem across hardware, firmware, and software. You will define test strategy, lead release validation, and determine readiness for customers in a fast-moving IoT environment.

You will manage the COE lab, test new releases, validate integrations, reproduce field issues, and mentor testers. This role collaborates with R&D, Product Management, and Support in Timonium, MD.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software QA or test engineering, including 2+ years testing integrated hardware/software, networked, or IoT systems.
• Strong QA fundamentals: test design techniques, risk-based testing, traceability, and the full defect life cycle.
• Experience writing test strategies and test plans, and owning release validation.
• Solid understanding of 802.11 WLAN (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and TCP/IP networking.
• Working SQL skills for data validation and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Jira and a test management tool (TestRail, Zephyr, Xray, or similar).
• Proven ability to troubleshoot across hardware, network, and software layers and drive root cause analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication for test plans, defect reports, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Own test strategy and test plans for software, firmware, and hardware releases, following a structured test process from planning and analysis through execution and completion (ISTQB-aligned).
• Own and evolve the 12-week rolling COE test plan used to validate new releases before deployment.
• Apply risk-based testing to prioritize coverage of high-impact hardware/software interactions.
• Define entry and exit criteria, and give the go/no-go quality recommendation for each release.
• Set QA standards for testware, including test plans, test case specifications, defect reports, and test summary reports.
• Join requirements and design reviews to catch testability and risk gaps early.
• Mentor junior testers and coordinate testing work with external contractors.

Skills

QA experience

Hardware/IoT testing

Test strategies

Networking (WLAN/BLE)

SQL data validation

Jira/Test management

Root cause analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

TestRail/Zephyr/Xray

Job description

AiRISTA is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to own the quality and reliability of the AiRISTA Flow ecosystem across hardware, firmware, and software. You will define test strategy, lead release validation, and determine readiness for customers in a fast-moving IoT environment.

You will manage the COE lab, test new releases, validate integrations, reproduce field issues, and mentor testers. This role collaborates with R&D, Product Management, and Support in Timonium, MD.