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Movella | Xsens

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Do you get thrilled by delivering best-in-class products? Do you have a background in digital electronics and product development? Are you interested in working for a growing and innovative high-tech company, where passion and innovation are part of our core values? We'd love to have you!

Who is Movella

Movella is transforming how people move through intelligent sensor and motion capture technologies. Whether it’s helping athletes train smarter, enabling lifelike virtual characters, or tracking motion for rehabilitation and ergonomics, we empower innovation through precision motion data — across entertainment, sports, health, and automation.

Movella is a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, visit www.movella.com and https://www.franciscopartners.com/investments/movella to learn more.

Your role as a System Test Engineer at Movella

As a System Test Engineer, you will play a key role in expanding our QA capabilities as we continue to grow our product portfolio and market reach. You will have a significant influence in shaping our testing methodologies and quality standards. You will be primarily responsible for testing entire systems and applications in integrated environments, ensuring that all components work seamlessly together across our hardware, firmware, PC software, cloud platforms, and mobile applications.

You will be based in Enschede, the Netherlands, with excellent opportunities for professional growth and leadership development as our QA team expands. This is an opportunity to make a real impact on product quality while working with cutting-edge movement technology.

If you are excited about the opportunity to lead quality assurance for innovative products that transform how we understand and analyze movement, we want to hear from you. Join us in delivering exceptional quality across our entire product ecosystem while building the next generation of our QA capabilities.

Key challenges:

Perform comprehensive end-to-end testing across our complete product ecosystem including hardware devices, embedded firmware, PC software, cloud services, and Android/iOS applications

Work with multidisciplinary development teams to ensure seamless integration between all system components and validate complete user workflows

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand acceptance criteria and system requirements, ensuring complete test coverage

Create comprehensive test plans, test cases, and release strategies for complex multi-platform products

Develop and execute both manual and automated testing approaches

Drive continuous improvement in testing methodologies and establish quality assurance standards

Your skills and experience

Movella is looking for an independent and proactive System Test Engineer who thrives in an environment where initiative and a can-do attitude are highly valued. You have:

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

3+ years of experience in system-level testing, preferably with integrated hardware/software products

Proven ability to design and execute detailed test cases based on requirements and specifications

Experience with testing across multiple platforms (embedded systems, desktop applications, mobile apps, cloud services)

Programming experience in Python and/or C++ for test automation (preferred)

Experience with testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing tools

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail

English communication skills and collaborative mindset

Self-motivated with ability to work independently and take ownership

Strong mentoring skills and willingness to help grow team capabilities

Passionate about delivering high-quality products that exceed customer expectations

Nice to have:

Experience with motion sensing, IoT devices, or sensor-based products

Knowledge of real-time systems and embedded software testing

Familiarity with mobile app testing frameworks and cloud API validation

Working at Movella

Movella is made up of people who are inquisitive and entrepreneurial by nature. You’ll find support at every level, an open door to every level, and cooperation across teams, disciplines, and departments.

We offer

· Opportunity to help expand and enhance our QA capabilities with leadership development opportunities as the team grows

· Exposure to diverse technologies across hardware, software, and cloud platforms

· Collaborative culture with open communication across all levels and direct access to leadership

We value ingenious ideas, no matter where they come from. We believe diverse thoughts, voices, and backgrounds make us stronger as a company. We know that it is through collaboration with people from all walks of life that we make the most positive impact as an organization.

Seniority level

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type Full-time

Job function

Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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