Safety-Critical Test Automation Engineer (Java/JUnit)

Alpineo Consulting; Genf; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpineo Consulting in Switzerland seeks a Requirement and Test Automation Engineer to advance safety-critical software for air traffic management. You will build automated test frameworks, write and review requirements, and ensure traceability across system components.

The role requires 5+ years in safety-critical industries, experience with JUnit/Jenkins, Python, Cucumber, Gherkin, and Jira. Fluent English; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a safety-critical industry.
• Experience in software documentation, requirements engineering, and system/software testing.
• Ability to understand operational needs and transform them into requirements and test cases.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Autonomous, rigorous, adaptable, and team-oriented mindset.
• Good organizational skills and ability to manage priorities and deadlines.
• Experience writing Software Requirement Specifications.
• Proven experience with JUnit and Jenkins test automation frameworks. Experience with Python, Cucumber, and Gherkin is a strong advantage.
• Experience in Air Traffic Management, real-time systems, or other safety-critical environments is highly desirable. Knowledge of ESARR6/EC482, ED153, IEC61508, and ISO12207 is a plus.
• Fluent English is mandatory; French is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously within an Agile team and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Review and understand applicable regulations, standards, and quality requirements.
• Write, review, and maintain Component Requirements and ensure traceability with higher-level system requirements.
• Review requirements specifications and establish test traceability.
• Create and maintain manual test cases.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites using Java and customized JUnit frameworks.
• Participate in automated testing activities using Python, Cucumber for Java, and Gherkin (considered an advantage).
• Execute manual and automated tests and report results.
• Analyze, document, and investigate defects using issue tracking tools such as Jira.
• Maintain test result management tools and reporting.
• Perform formal system testing activities, including Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).

Skills

Test automation

Requirements engineering

System testing

Analytical thinking

Autonomous work

Team orientation

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Deadline management

Tools

JUnit

Jenkins

Python

Cucumber for Java

Gherkin

Jira

Job description

Alpineo Consulting in Switzerland seeks a Requirement and Test Automation Engineer to advance safety-critical software for air traffic management. You will build automated test frameworks, write and review requirements, and ensure traceability across system components.

The role requires 5+ years in safety-critical industries, experience with JUnit/Jenkins, Python, Cucumber, Gherkin, and Jira. Fluent English; French is a plus.