Hardware QA Engineer

About Us

STARK is a European defence technology company founded in 2023, specialising in the development and production of advanced UAV systems for modern military operations. Our flagship platform, Virtus, is a next-generation VTOL loitering munition system that combines precision, autonomy, and reliability to deliver tactical superiority on the battlefield.

About the team

We are a team of QA Engineers responsible for ensuring the highest level of reliability and development quality for UAV systems. Our work focuses on creating gold-standard testing and validation processes for complex engineering solutions in real-world environments.

Your mission

We are seeking a highly skilled Hardware QA Engineer to join our R&D team and take ownership of system-level testing for tactical UAV platforms. You will work hands-on with hardware, software, and communication interfaces to ensure overall system stability, performance, and reliability both in the lab and in the field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain test plans, scripts, checklists for embedded solutions
• Perform diagnostics, defect localization and root cause analysis
• Work with communication interfaces and protocols as part of system diagnostics and integration
• Interact with the development team to detect and eliminate errors in a timely manner
• Improve testing environment and tools
• Prepare documentation, reports, and provide feedback on product stability and safety

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in hardware testing
• Experience in embedded testing
• A solid understanding of testing theory (functional, integration, system)
• Knowledge of Linux 
• Experience working with embedded protocols
• Experience working with test management systems and Git, Jira, Confluence
• Basic understanding of electronics and laboratory equipment
• Writing clear test documentation
• Ability to work with technical documentation in English