Job Description
Description
Do you enjoy 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 people and fun are part of our core values? We’d love to have you!
Who is Xsens
Xsens is a leading full-stack provider of sensors, software, and analytics that enable the digitization of movement. Xsens serves entertainment, humanoid robotics, health & sports and automation & mobility markets. By turning complex motion data into actionable insight, we help our partners accelerate development, improve control and learning, and bring physically intelligent systems to life. We collaborate with leading global innovators including Boston Dynamics, Toyota, Siemens, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Netflix, and 20th Century Studios, alongside more than 1,000 research institutions, humanoid robotics companies and universities worldwide.
Your role as a System Test Engineer at Xsens
As a System Test Engineer, you play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our products as we continue to expand our portfolio and development speed.
You are responsible for testing complete systems in integrated environments, ensuring that all components work seamlessly together across our hardware, embedded firmware, PC and Linux software, cloud platforms, and mobile applications.
You contribute to improving our testing approaches, with a strong focus on increasing test coverage, automation, and efficiency.
We actively leverage Generative AI tools to accelerate development and improve quality. You are expected to embrace these tools as part of your workflow and explore how they can enhance testing, automation, and analysis.
You will be based in Enschede, the Netherlands, and work closely with our multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Key responsibilities:
Perform end-to-end system testing across our full product ecosystem (hardware, firmware, PC software, cloud, and mobile applications)
Validate system behavior and real-world user workflows in integrated environments
Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and release validation strategies
Develop and execute both manual and automated tests
Contribute to and improve test automation frameworks and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines
Analyze and debug issues across hardware and software boundaries, working closely with engineers to identify root causes
Collaborate with engineers to ensure requirements are clear, testable, and fully covered
Identify risks, edge cases, and integration issues across system boundaries
Drive continuous improvement in testing methodologies, tooling, and quality standards
Requirements
We are 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 a related field
Proven experience in system-level testing, preferably with integrated hardware/software products
Experience 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
Solid understanding of software design principles and system-level thinking
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including debugging complex system interactions
Excellent English communication skills and a collaborative mindset
Self-motivated with the ability to take ownership and work independently
What we value in this role
You take ownership and deliver reliable, high-quality results
You are curious and seek to understand the user and system context
You think in terms of solutions and outcomes, not just tasks
You proactively contribute ideas and improvements
You collaborate effectively and seek alignment when needed
You are comfortable operating in an environment with ambiguity and evolving requirements
Working at Xsens
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.
Join Xsens’ innovative, ambitious, and international team, where your ideas and talents make an impact. Along with a competitive compensation package, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your well-being and help you thrive.
28 paid vacation days with an option to buy, sell, or carry over days, giving you flexibility to manage your time off as appropriate to your situation
Tax perks for your sports memberships and bicycle purchase; so staying active is easier than ever.
Flexible working hours and the option to work from home, helping you balance life and work
Paid volunteer time: Through our partnership with Stichting Present, you have the opportunity to give back to the community during office hours
Our partnership with Equip gives you on-demand access to a dedicated financial planner who provides clear guidance and a concrete plan for wealth building, pensions, and major life events.
Enjoy company social events as well as fun, informal activities organized by our staff association. From movie nights and sports clinics to cooking classes and LAN parties, there’s always something happening to connect and have fun
