Testing and Verification Lead (Smart Eyewear and Hearing Solutions)
Date: Feb 4, 2026
Location: Milano, IT
If you’ve worn a pair of glasses, we’ve already met.
We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high‑quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray‑Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high‑quality vision care and best‑in‑class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e‑commerce platforms.
Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry.
Your #FutureInSight with EssilorLuxottica
Are you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world? Join us in redefining the boundaries of what’s possible.
Your Role
You will join the Smart Eyewear and Hearing Solutions group as part of the Hardware Engineering team. In this role, you will lead the testing and verification of our smart glasses. You will be responsible for defining and executing a comprehensive validation strategy across all stages of consumer product development—from initial design commitment through post‑launch issue resolution—ensuring our products deliver exceptional performance and reliability.
In addition, you will take on key responsibilities:
* Design and release of new validation plans and adapt existing ones to fit new product features.
* Supervise, steer and organize the activities of a supplier that executes the validation test.
* Convert large amounts of data into a clear summary to communicate to stakeholders at all levels.
* Organize validation efforts efficiently and report regular status to the team using internal tools, progress trackers and by driving bugs and fixes to closure.
Main responsibilities
* Lead and develop validation strategy through all stages of consumer product development, from initial design commitment through post‑launch issue resolution.
* Prompt execution of the product and system testing plan, in collaboration with system, program management and cross‑functional technology teams, to establish priorities and ensure effective implementation.
* Deliver results from one or multiple areas of device testing, including functional and performance testing, new feature and regression testing.
* Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration to design, develop and implement system tests that rigorously evaluate prototype hardware and ensure product quality.
* Direct multiple validation teams in the formulation and execution of comprehensive validation plans.
* Steer key performance indicators for system performance and comprehensive product validation.
* Interact with international teams that might be in different time zones.
Main requirements
* Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
* 5+ years of work experience in the consumer electronics industry and demonstrated experience shipping consumer devices. End‑to‑end hardware development and integration is desired.
* Experience in system development and verification testing methodologies for consumer electronics / wearable devices.
* Experience in delivering consumer devices and comprehensive hardware development and integration is highly desirable.
* Experience in developing test strategies, encompassing the creation of test plans, design of test cases and formulation of testing architectures.
* Experience in debugging and analysis using metrology, system logs, customer feedback or software traces is required.
* Mastery of producing technical documentation of complex systems.
* Good communication skills and fluent in English, both for writing and speaking.
Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and provide equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that makes us unique.
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