Quality Assurance Team Lead

The Next Level of Fire & Life Safety Leadership

With more than two centuries of combined history, brands like Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, and Aritech have been leading the way in protecting people and property around the world. Now, we’re taking that leadership to the next level. Kidde Global Solutions brings together the most trusted and iconic brands in safety, building upon our shared experience and expertise to address the needs and challenges of more customers in more places. With an unmatched portfolio of solutions and services, and a commitment to constant innovation we’re elevating the standards for an entire industry – and establishing the next level of fire and life safety leadership.

At Kidde Global Solutions, you’re joining a global technology leader in fire and life safety solutions and our employees are the heart of it all. With industry-defining brands in life safety and security, you’ll be part of a legacy of leadership working with cutting-edge technologies that protect lives and property worldwide. As a leading fire safety brand, our mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and related hazards. We’re committed to expanding our impact and providing dynamic opportunities for growth within our team. You’ll be part of a company that prioritizes quality, integrity, collaboration, and customer care, with the resources, training, and incentives to ensure your success every step of the way.

Country: Poland

Location: Gdańsk

We welcome talented professionals from across Europe. If you’re excited about this opportunity and willing to relocate to Gdansk, we’d love to hear from you. We provide relocation support to help make the transition as smooth as possible.

Contract Type: Full Time

Role: Quality Assurance Team Lead - Sensors

Department: R&D / Engineering

We are looking for a hands-on QA Team Leader to lead a team responsible for verification and validation of security sensors and peripheral devices within our R&D organization.

This role combines technical leadership with active participation in testing activities. You will lead a team responsible for validating new product developments and supporting sustaining activities for existing sensor portfolios. The scope includes addressable sensors, wireless communication devices, motion detectors, door/window contacts, seismic sensors, signal repeaters, and other security system accessories.

You will work closely with hardware, embedded software, system engineering, product management, and certification teams to ensure products meet quality expectations and regulatory requirements for European markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of 4-5 QA engineers
• Define validation and verification strategies for new product developments
• Coach and mentor team members in testing methodologies and quality practices
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and development of QA engineers
• Drive continuous improvement of QA processes, test coverage, and efficiency

• Oversee verification and validation activities for security sensors and peripherals
• Review and approve test plans, test reports, and quality deliverables
• Validate functional behavior of wired and wireless security sensors
• Verify product operation under normal, fault, recovery, environmental, and long-term reliability conditions

• Support sustaining engineering activities for legacy sensor portfolios
• Drive root cause analysis and verification of corrective actions

• Work closely with hardware, firmware, system, and product teams
• Provide clear quality status, reporting, and release recommendations
• Contribute to product quality strategy within the R&D organization

Required Profile

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Verification & Validation, Testing, or Product Quality
• Experience testing hardware, embedded, electromechanical, or RF-based products
• Strong understanding of structured test methodologies and quality processes
• Experience translating requirements into verification and validation activities
• Practical hands-on experience in laboratory testing environments
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to coordinate technical activities across multiple stakeholders
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Good command of English, both written and spoken

Additional Qualifications

• Previous experience leading engineers, project teams, or technical initiatives
• Experience with security, intrusion detection, fire, access control, or related industries
• Knowledge of wireless communication technologies and RF testing
• Experience with EN 50131 or comparable certification frameworks
• Test automation experience using Python or LabView
• Experience with Atlassian toolchain (Jira, Confluence)
• Familiarity with reliability, environmental, and compliance testing

We Offer

• Stable employment in a mature engineering environment
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development
• A culture that encourages independence, creativity, and continuous learning
• Competitive salary and benefits package: 

• Meal Vouchers
• LuxMed Medical Insurance
• MultiSport Card
• IKE/IKZE Additional Pension Contribution

Individuals may also be eligible for an annual performance bonus based on both individual and company’s performance. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as it relates to the job requirements. Kidde Global Solutions is committed to providing a competitive benefits package to our employees.

Your journey with us

We always aim to provide a fair and valuable recruitment process for everyone. If selected, you will follow the next stages:

• Initial call with our recruitment team
• Up to 2 interviews with the Hiring Manager and key stakeholders

Our commitment to you

As an employer of choice, our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity, and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops, and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork, and drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We aim to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback, and always challenging ourselves to do better. The values that guide us are respect, integrity, inclusion, innovation, and excellence.

World Leaders in Fire and Life Safety

Kidde Global Solutions is a world leader in fire & life safety solutions tailored for complex commercial facilities to homes. Through iconic, industry-defining brands including Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, and Aritech, we provide residential and commercial customers with advanced solutions and services to protect people and property in a wide range of applications, all around the globe.