QA Technician - Firmware

• Person MUST be open to Hybrid in the Sudbury/Dowling office 2-3 days/week on average**

• Person MUST be open to Hybrid in the Sudbury/Dowling office 2-3 days/week on average**

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.

Our technologies are shaping the production and people-related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous — ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.

Hexagon’s Mining division solves surface and underground mine challenges with proven technologies for planning, operations, and safety.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA

B) has approximately 24,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.5bn USD. Learn more at  and follow us @HexagonAB.

As a QA Technician, you will be responsible for assisting with the testing of all development to ensure that new products and features meet the needed requirements as well as ensure that existing features remain stable and ready for use by customers. This role requires a technical understanding of Hexagon Teleop line of products and how to effectively test their functionality.

• Design, execute, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test reports for microcontroller-based and embedded firmware systems
• Perform bench-level and real-time simulation testing for microcontroller boards and peripherals
• Validate communication protocols such as CAN, J1939, UART, SPI, and I2C
• Develop and refine automated test scripts (e.g., Python) to simulate hardware behavior, automate regression tests, and support continuous improvement of test capabilities
• Track progress and organize tasks using Jira
• As a member of the team,participate in all workflows and activities
• Ensure test results are documented, communicated, and made available for other team members (for example: JIRA, Test Rail)
• Support integration testing across embedded hardware, firmware, and supporting software systems
• Monitor testing backlog

• Diploma or Associate Degree in Computer Science,Electronics Engineering, Embedded Systems Technology or other technical fields are required
• A minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in a QA/QC role
• Experience working in a software development environment
• Understanding of electronic schematics, wiring, and low-level hardware interfaces
• Experience testing embedded systems, firmware, or microcontroller-driven hardware
• Experience executing manual and automated tests on hardware systems
• Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience working in an ISO 9001 environment would be considered an asset

• A high level of personal drive, self-motivation, and adaptability to change
• Communication skills include the ability to work effectively with individuals whose skill set differs from theirs (verbally and in writing) both technically and non-technically
• Ability to work effectively with cross-disciplinary teams (hardware, firmware, software).
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify edge-case behaviors in embedded systems
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively
• Strong technical and computer skills
• Understanding of networking setups, especially Wi Fi
• Knowledge of signal analysis tools (oscilloscope, logic analyzer) is a plus
• Exposure to industrial, automotive, robotics, ormissioncriticalhardware environments is a plus
• Ability to adapt to evolving test requirements and new hardware platforms quickly.

• Experience working with software architecture…