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Averna

Automated testing, QA, and engineering solutions

Product Quality Customer Support Specialist - English version

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Junior, Mid
Bachelor's
Montreal, QC, Canada
HybridHybrid: 3 days in the office Tuesday to Thursday.
QA & TestingManual & Functional QA

About the job

Requirements
  • A degree or diploma in computer science, software, electrical engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to move logically from symptoms to evidence, root cause, workaround, and resolution.
  • One to three years of experience working with web or enterprise applications, databases and SQL, logs, networking fundamentals, APIs, and common software deployment concepts.
  • Working knowledge of test design, defect lifecycle, regression testing, and agile product-development practices.
  • Clear written and verbal communication, with the judgment to adapt technical detail for customers, engineers, and leaders.
  • A customer-first mindset, sound prioritization, ownership, diplomacy, and comfort working through ambiguity.
  • Professional fluency in English and French.
Responsibilities
  • Partner with product development and engineering to reproduce defects, establish root cause, validate fixes, and communicate outcomes to customers.
  • Plan, develop, maintain, and execute functional, regression, integration, and release-validation activities based on product risk and customer use cases.
  • Define and maintain test cases and contribute to scalable test automation, test data, and quality infrastructure.
  • Own customer issues end to end by responding promptly, clarifying impact and urgency, troubleshooting effectively, providing regular updates, and driving each case to a clear resolution.
  • Diagnose technical problems using logs, application data, databases, configuration details, and reproducible test scenarios.
  • Translate customer feedback and recurring support trends into actionable product, usability, documentation, and process improvements.
  • Build practical support content, including knowledge-base articles, FAQs, troubleshooting guides, known-issue notes, and internal playbooks.
  • Track service and quality indicators, identify patterns, and recommend improvements to support responsiveness and product-release confidence.
  • Develop deep product expertise and share it through coaching, demonstrations, and cross-functional collaboration.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with test automation, CI/CD pipelines, issue-tracking systems, or customer-support platforms.
  • Experience supporting enterprise software deployments or products used in manufacturing, test, or industrial environments.
  • Familiarity with quality metrics, release-readiness criteria, and continuous-improvement methods.
  • Ability to travel occasionally to customer or company sites.

About the company

Averna provides test and quality solutions to product teams and manufacturers around the world. It combines automated testing, quality assurance, and engineering services with a catalog of specialized testing hardware, including protocol analyzers, verification systems, RF testing gear, robotics, vision sensors, and material-handling equipment. It also targets highly regulated areas like medical devices, signaling how it can work in strict environments. The company operates through a partnership model, collaborating with clients to tailor test and quality solutions and generate revenue from both selling equipment and delivering engineering and QA services. Its differences come from acting as a strategic, end-to-end partner that covers hardware, software, and services to speed up development and manufacturing. The goal is to help clients improve product quality and bring products to market faster by embedding Averna into their development and production processes.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$730K

Headquarters

Montreal, Canada

Founded

1999

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What believers are saying

  • Averna's September 2026 news page shows upcoming Japan, Toulouse, and automotive events.
  • Datwyler's September 2025 coffee-cup line proved 9,000 cups per minute throughput.
  • Kyrio selected Jupiter for DOCSIS 4.0 certification, expanding broadband validation revenue.

What critics are saying

  • Spherea will own Averna after December 2025, ending standalone control.
  • That merger risks sales-channel clashes, duplicated management, and integration churn through 2026.
  • A failed integration erases Averna's brand and decision-making inside Spherea.

What makes Averna unique

  • Averna's 2026 Spherea integration combines aerospace test depth with data analytics breadth.
  • Its Proligent Cloud needs no extra hardware and plugs into NI TestStand.
  • Curtiss-Wright chose Averna in March 2026 for five secure actuator test systems.

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Benefits

  • Remote Work Options
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Paid Vacation
  • Meal Benefits

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

4%
Mark Allen Group
Mar 9th, 2026
Curtiss-Wright and Averna partner on custom actuator test systems

Curtiss-Wright and Averna partner on custom actuator test systems. By Web Team 9th March 2026 2 Mins Read Curtiss-Wright has partnered with Averna to develop five custom aerospace test systems for the qualification and acceptance of next-generation actuators. As a Tier 1 supplier to aerospace OEMs, Curtiss-Wright required multiple platforms capable of delivering precision dynamic load applications while prioritizing repeatability, scalability and secure data handling. The Averna solution includes a customized framework, secure data management and full integration with Curtiss-Wright's manufacturing execution systems. Bret Sprague, vice president and general manager of aerospace actuation at Curtiss-Wright Sensors and Actuation, said, "This collaboration with Averna is critical to the success of developing our next generation of actuators while supporting our aggressive development timelines. These test systems provide our design and manufacturing team the tools needed to move from product concept to validation and ultimately a qualified product. "Additionally, their integration with our data and safety protocols gives us confidence we have a partner providing a complete solution. It's a strategic investment that strengthens our global competitiveness." Brian Couch, segment manager for aerospace and defense at Averna, said, "Our more than 25 years of aerospace test experience allowed us to tailor the system to their exact needs, while ensuring compliance with ITAR and other regulatory standards. This project is a great example of how intelligent test design can drive both technical and business value."

Eight International
Dec 4th, 2025
Eight Advisory advised Spherea on its acquisition of Averna

Eight Advisory advised Spherea on its acquisition of Averna. Eight International teams acted as buy-side advisers, performing financial and tax due diligence in connection with Spherea's acquisition of Averna, the French leader in electronic test solutions for the aerospace and defence industries. This strategic transaction will enable Spherea to double in size and strengthen its presence in North America and Asia. It also demonstrates Eight Advisory's ability to support clients with complex transatlantic transactions. The central Tax team worked closely on this project with the Eight Advisory Tax teams in Belgium (Christian Van Craeyvelt and Bram De Roo), Germany (Dr. Matthias Hogh and Dominik Schmidt) and its tax correspondents in the USA, Canada, Vietnam, Poland, India and China. Eight Advisory team members supporting this transaction: Financial due diligence: Mathieu Morisot (Partner), Baptiste Piasentin (Partner), Alexandre Chapelle (Senior Manager), Arthur Gourven (Manager), Charly Brandini (Senior) and Marie-Lou Delvaille (Senior). Eight Advisory Avocats team members supporting this transaction: Tax due diligence: Guillaume Rembry (Partner, Attorney at law), Baptiste Gachet (Director, Attorney at law), Aymerick Jantet (Attorney at law), Tatiana Maroslavac (Attorney at law), Mélissa Lefebvre (Attorney at law) and Laura Michamblé (Attorney at law).

PR Newswire
Dec 3rd, 2025
Averna and Spherea merge to create global leader in test and quality engineering systems integration

Averna, a global test and quality solutions provider, has announced a strategic consolidation with Spherea, a test systems provider for mission-critical industries. Under the agreement, Spherea will take full ownership of Averna. The Montreal-based companies aim to establish themselves as the world's leading test and quality engineering systems integrator through the merger. Both organisations specialise in providing test and quality solutions across various industries. The consolidation represents a significant milestone in their shared mission to set new global standards for test and quality engineering solutions.

Food and Drink Digital
Sep 16th, 2025
Averna and Datwyler Raise the Bar for Coffee Cup Quality with High-Speed Inspection

MONTREAL, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Averna, a global leader in test and quality solutions, has partnered with Datwyler, a top manufacturer of aluminum packaging for the food and beverage industry, to deliver a powerful new inspection and stacking system that's transforming the production of single-serve coffee cups.

PR Newswire
May 7th, 2025
Averna Named One Of Canada'S Best Managed Companies For The 5Th Year In A Row

Receiving its initial Canada's Best Managed award in 2020, Averna has successfully requalified in 2025 to maintain its status as a Best Managed Gold Standard company.MONTREAL, May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Averna, a leading global test and quality solutions provider, was recognized for its industry-leading performance, its global business practices, and its sustained growth by receiving the prestigious 2025 Canada's Best Managed Companies award as a Gold Standard Winner, for the 2nd year. Celebrating over 30 years, Canada's Best Managed Companies program awards excellence in private Canadian-owned companies with revenues of $50 million or greater. To attain the designation, companies are evaluated on their leadership in the areas of strategy, culture and commitment, capabilities, and innovation, governance and financial performance