Senior Safety-Critical Test & Requirements Engineer

Ekkiden; Genf; On-site; CHF 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance (GEREP)

Meal vouchers (Swile card)

Job summary

Ekkiden is an international consulting group delivering transformation projects in IT/Digital, Industry, and Sustainability. The role focuses on requirements specification, documentation and testing of mission-critical software in a highly regulated setting.

You will work autonomously within an Agile team, performing manual and automated testing, building test frameworks, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. English fluency is required; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in a safety‑critical environment.
• Proven experience in software requirements engineering, technical documentation and system/software testing.
• Strong development skills in Java, with hands‑on experience in JUnit and Jenkins.
• Experience building test automation frameworks and writing software requirement specifications.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate end‑user needs into clear requirements and test cases.
• A rigorous, autonomous and organized mindset, with excellent prioritization and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and manage deadlines in demanding technical environments.
• Fluent English (written and spoken); French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define, write, review and maintain software requirements, ensuring traceability to system-level requirements.
• Review specifications and establish test traceability.
• Create and maintain manual and automated test cases.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks using Java, JUnit and Jenkins.
• Execute manual and automated tests, analyze results and report defects.
• Perform root cause analysis and document issues using JIRA.
• Maintain test results and management tools.
• Conduct formal system testing, including Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).
• Interpret applicable regulations and ensure compliance with safety and quality requirements.

Skills

Requirements engineering

Software testing

Test automation

Java development

Fluent English

French language (nice to have)

5+ years safety-critical experience

Tools

JUnit

Jenkins

JIRA

Job description

Ekkiden is an international consulting group delivering transformation projects in IT/Digital, Industry, and Sustainability. The role focuses on requirements specification, documentation and testing of mission-critical software in a highly regulated setting.

You will work autonomously within an Agile team, performing manual and automated testing, building test frameworks, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. English fluency is required; French is a plus.