Senior Hardware Field Test Engineer (Connected Devices)

Location: Must be based in or willing to relocate to the Bozeman or Missoula, Montana areas, with proximity to onX offices required for hands-on testing and collaboration. Periodic travel between Montana offices or other locations may be required. Permanent US work authorization is required.

Salary: $123,000–$154,000 upon hire, plus a 10% annual performance bonus and common share options.

Company

onX builds outdoor technology products across Hunt, Offroad, Backcountry, and Fish, including a connected product experience designed to complement the onX Hunt app.

What you will do

• Lead the end-to-end field-testing program, including test planning, execution, unit allocation, and coordination with internal testers and ambassadors.
• Develop testing processes, quality criteria, reporting practices, and feedback loops that provide visibility into product performance, risks, and launch readiness.
• Establish defect triage and tracking practices based on severity, customer impact, and launch risk.
• Analyze field-testing results, customer support data, and defect trends to identify patterns, investigate issues, and recommend corrective actions.
• Partner with hardware engineering, software teams, manufacturing partners, customer support, and other stakeholders to resolve technical issues.
• Coordinate environmental, durability, and real-world performance testing while identifying testing gaps, technical risks, and cross-functional dependencies.

Requirements

• Must be based in or willing to relocate to the Bozeman or Missoula, Montana area.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Assurance, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience testing integrated hardware and software products, preferably in consumer electronics or connected devices.
• Ability to independently lead complex hardware testing programs, establish effective processes, and deliver results in evolving or ambiguous environments.
• Strong experience investigating, prioritizing, and managing defects; anticipating technical risks; evaluating trade-offs; and recommending solutions.
• Experience partnering across engineering, manufacturing, and other teams to align priorities and drive technical issues toward resolution.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize field data and explain technical findings and quality risks.
• Ability to improve testing practices, manage competing priorities, and apply AI tools thoughtfully to field-testing workflows while validating outputs.
• Permanent US work authorization is required. Ability to travel periodically between onX’s Montana offices or other locations as business needs require.

Nice to have

• Experience testing outdoor or rugged consumer hardware.
• Experience working directly with manufacturing partners on product quality issues.
• Experience with hands-on field testing and developing quality gates for launch readiness.
• Knowledge of cellular networking and connectivity failure testing.
• Experience with firmware integration testing.
• Experience with test automation for integrated hardware and software products.

Culture & Benefits

• Distributed company with regional basecamps, regular in-person collaboration, individual ownership, and cross-team cooperation.
• Clear goals, structured frameworks, autonomy, feedback, tools, and opportunities to grow.
• Competitive salary, annual bonus, equity, and growth opportunities.
• Comprehensive health benefits, including a no-monthly-cost medical plan, plus 401(k) matching.
• Paid parental leave, flexible time away including PTO, STO, VTO, and paid holidays.
• Company-wide outdoor adventures, outdoor industry perks, and annual activity funds.

Hiring process

• Position remains open until filled.
• Interview conversations may be recorded for documentation, with an opportunity to opt out where applicable.