Lightspeed

Technology

HardwareQualityEngineer

CA$115–165k ~AI est. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Hardware Quality Engineer at Lightspeed. Skills: Hardware quality, Supplier quality, Reliability engineering, Root cause analysis. Define quality strategy. Maintain quality strategy”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure devices meet standards; Contain failures early; Resolve technical issues permanently

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting hardware; Isolate failure modes; Data-driven decision making; Trend analysis; Defect data analysis; Supplier performance analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years hardware quality, 7+ years supplier quality, 7+ years reliability engineering, 7+ years manufacturing quality, Hands-on test plans, Hands-on validation protocols, Hands-on sampling plans, Hands-on launch quality gates, Troubleshoot hardware in field, Root cause analysis, CAPA/8D, Supplier management

Nice to Have

Relocate to Montreal or Toronto

What You'll Do.

Define quality strategy

Maintain quality strategy

Define testing framework

Maintain testing framework

Maintain quality gates

Define acceptance criteria

Maintain acceptance criteria

Lead investigations into failures

Perform root cause analysis

Identify containment plans

Ensure containment plans executed

Define supplier performance monitoring

Maintain supplier performance monitoring

Define inspection plans

Maintain inspection plans

Support returns triage

Support disposition decisions

Publish quality dashboards

Publish quality narratives

Contribute to organisational objectives

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Product teams; Hardware Ops teams; Support teams; Sales teams

Communication Scope

Translate technical issues; Proactive documentation

Full Job Description

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by 👋 Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place! We are looking for a Hardware Quality Engineer to own and build the quality system across Lightspeed’s hardware ecosystem - payment terminals/readers, printers, networking, tablets and POS accessories - ensuring devices meet high performance standards, failures are contained early, and technical issues are resolved permanently across the portfolio. Our offices are in Montreal and Toronto. Priority will be given to candidates based in those cities or willing to relocate. What you’ll be responsible for - Define and maintain overall quality strategy which includes a consistent testing framework, quality gates, and acceptance criteria across the hardware portfolio. - Lead structured investigations into hardware failures, perform root cause analysis, identify containment plans and ensure they are executed. - Define and maintain the supplier performance monitoring, inspection plans for inbound inventory. - Support returns triage and disposition decisions.  - Publish recurring quality dashboards and narratives for stakeholders and leadership. - Contribute as part of the wider team to achieve organisational objectives even if this means doing things that aren’t strictly within the scope of your role. What you’ll be bringing to the team - 7+ years in hardware quality, supplier quality, reliability engineering, or manufacturing quality for devices/peripherals/accessories. - Hands-on experience building test plans, validation protocols, sampling plans, and launch quality gates. - Familiarity troubleshooting hardware in the field (networking basics, peripherals, device OS behavior/logs) to isolate likely failure modes and support root cause investigations. - Proven track record with root cause, CAPA/8D, and supplier management (scorecards, audits, escalation). - Strong analytical skills with the ability to mine data from RM

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