Requirements & Test Automation Engineer

Antaes Consulting; Genf; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Antaes in Geneva requires a Requirements & Test Automation Engineer to define requirements, maintain traceability, and design automated tests using Python and related tools. You will collaborate with end users and multiple teams to guarantee quality in a safety-critical environment.

You bring at least 5 years in safety-critical domains, strong analytical skills, and the ability to translate user needs into precise requirements and test cases.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a safety-critical domain.
• Proven experience in writing software requirements and documentation, and in system and software testing.
• Experience with test automation in Python; knowledge of Java, JUnit and/or Gherkin is a major advantage.
• Ability to translate end-user needs into requirements and test cases.
• Experience in air traffic control or other real-time, safety-critical domains, and knowledge of ESARR6/EC482, ED-153, IEC 61508 or ISO 12207, are major advantages.

Responsibilities

• Requirements and traceability: work with end users to understand and document needs and ensure traceability with functional requirements.
• Testing and automation: design and maintain test cases; develop automated tests using Python and related tech; run tests and report results.
• Defect management: document defects in JIRA, analyse root causes and track fixes.
• System testing: perform Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and document outcomes.
• Compliance: ensure adherence to safety and quality standards in the domain.

Skills

Safety-critical domain experience

Requirements writing

Test design & execution

Test automation with Python

End-user collaboration

Tools

Python

Java

JUnit

Gherkin

JIRA

Job description

Position: Requirements & Test Automation Engineer

Location: Geneva

Activity rate: 100%

Language: English (fluent, spoken and written)

You will be responsible for:

Requirements and traceability

• Working with end users and other teams to understand business needs and functional specifications.
• Writing, reviewing and updating system and component requirements, and ensuring traceability with the functional requirements.
• Complying with the applicable regulations and quality standards.

Testing and automation

• Designing and maintaining test cases covering the requirements.
• Developing and maintaining automated tests in Python (and, to a lesser extent, Java / JUnit / Gherkin).
• Executing manual and automated tests, reporting results and keeping the test management tool up to date.
• Performing formal system tests (Factory Acceptance Tests).
• Analysing and documenting defects in JIRA and identifying their root causes.

Required skills:

• At least 5 years of experience in a safety-critical domain.
• Proven experience in writing software requirements and documentation, and in system and software testing.
• Proven experience with test automation in Python; experience with Java, JUnit and/or Gherkin is a major advantage.
• Ability to understand end-user needs and translate them into requirements and test cases.
• Experience in air traffic control or other real-time, safety-critical domains, and knowledge of standards such as ESARR6/EC482, ED-153, IEC 61508 or ISO 12207, are major advantages.

Your profile:

• You are extremely rigorous, autonomous and analytical.
• You are organised, able to prioritise your workload and meet deadlines.
• You are adaptable, resilient under pressure and enjoy working in a team in a complex, high-tech environment.

Founded in 2007, Antaes is a Swiss management and technology consulting firm and one of Switzerland’s leading consulting companies. Today, more than 320 experienced engineers and consultants share our passion for delivering high-quality solutions to our clients.

With offices in Switzerland, Singapore and France, we support both Swiss and international clients across three main areas:

• Organization and Transformation Consulting
• Information Systems Management

By joining Antaes, you will become part of:

• A dynamic and entrepreneurial team
• A people-oriented environment with personalized career support and development opportunities
• Challenging projects that will help you grow your expertise and expand your professional network
• Regular company events, including team-building activities, meet-ups, workshops and our annual Summer Event
• A company certified @HappyAtWork and committed to a strong CSR strategy, recognized with an EcoVadis Gold Medal in 2025

We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in Antaes. Please note that only candidates selected for the next stage of the recruitment process will be contacted.

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