🔍 Job Description:

Red Cartel is looking for a Lead QA Engineer to own quality across our Unity applications and integrated hardware systems. You’ll design the end-to-end QA strategy, own GameDriver.io automation for Unity, and run rigorous hardware testing for our OP-2 systems and peripherals. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll build robust frameworks, collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, and institute release gates our customers can trust.

🧭 What You’ll Do:

🎯 Quality Strategy & Leadership:

Define and drive the test strategy for core platforms and products

Implement reliable hardware-in-the-loop verifications and establish release quality gates

Own QA metrics, lead defect triage, root-cause analysis, and post-incident reviews

🧪 Unity / XR Testing:

Implement and maintain a GameDriver.io automation suite

Build fast smoke tests for PRs and deeper nightly regressions

Validate performance and rendering across PCVR and HMDs

Establish deterministic test data and fixtures for AI/NPC/multiplayer systems

⚙️ Hardware & OP-2 System Testing:

Design test protocols for XR peripherals (e.g., haptics, controllers) and full OP-2 kits

Create pre-shipment acceptance tests and “green tag” criteria

Partner with Hardware, Firmware, and Field Ops to reproduce and validate fixes

🛠 Process & Tooling:

Build observability (telemetry, crash reporting) to guide test focus

Improve build reproducibility and lab security practices

✅ What You’ll Bring:

5+ years in QA/Quality Engineering, including 2+ years testing Unity products

Strong C# skills; experience with NUnit and scripting tools (Python, PowerShell, Bash)

Familiarity with XR systems: OpenXR, Unity profiling tools, XR Input

Experience with CI/CD for multi-target builds (PCVR + Android-based HMDs)

Clear documentation and ability to work cross-functionally across Engineering, Product, and Field

🌟 Nice to Have:

Experience testing multiplayer or networked environments

Security-minded approach (DISP, Essential Eight familiarity)

Deep hardware testing experience (USB/BLE, firmware flashing, durability cycles, jig design)

🧠 Who are we?

Red Cartel is a wholly-owned subsidiary of xReality Group Limited (XRG), acquired in August 2021 to enhance our in-house development capabilities.

At XRG, we’re pioneering the frontier of immersive XR experiences for elite military and law enforcement teams. Our flagship product, Operator XR, delivers high-fidelity tactical training anywhere, with custom peripherals and analytics packed into a single 18kg case. Our After Action Review (AAR) tool enables instructors to gain deep insights into every scenario.