Test Engineer (f/m/x)
On-siteOberkochen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Job Summary
Coordinate assigned development and DVT work packages for complex embedded electronics, assemblies, and test environments from requirements clarification through verification evidence and handover. Define technical requirements, verification objectives, schedules, and acceptance criteria while comparing planned and actual progress to initiate corrective actions. Plan, execute, and oversee functional, integration, regression, and design verification tests for embedded hardware, firmware, software, and FPGA-related interfaces, including test cases with dependencies and new technologies. Evaluate test results, assess design maturity and technical risks, and document findings traceably to provide qualified input for release and project decisions. Coordinate internal and external contributors for interface clarifications, delivery dates, and issue resolution, collaborating with hardware, firmware, software, and supplier partners. Design reusable test architectures, automated procedures, and scripts to increase efficiency and scalability of verification activities.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree or comparable qualification in electrical engineering, electronics, embedded systems, computer engineering, mechatronics, software engineering or a related technical field
- Several years of relevant professional experience in testing, verification or validation of embedded systems, electronics, firmware, software or mechatronic products
- Practical experience in coordinating difficult development or verification tasks
- Broad understanding of embedded systems, electronics, hardware/software integration, FPGA-related interfaces and product development processes
- Sound practical experience with requirements-based test design, test execution, DVT documentation, defect description, measurement result evaluation and root cause analysis
- Good scripting or programming skills, preferably Python and/or C/C++
- Practical experience with test automation, structured testing data management and selected laboratory or measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies or bus analyzers
- Ability to develop or adapt solution patterns for difficult verification problems
- Ability to define interfaces, structure complex dependencies, communicate across differing technical assumptions and align internal and external partners
- Structured, quality-oriented and analytical working style
- Fluent technical English and German language skills
Desired Qualifications
- Additional training in software testing, requirements engineering, quality methods, test automation or ISTQB
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