Robotics Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure

ESABB Asea Brown Boveri S.A.; Sant Quirze del Vallès; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch Allowance / Cantine

Home Office Flexibility

Company Mobile Phone

Employee Parking

Benefits Platform

Learning & Training

Career Development

Flexible Work Practices

Wellbeing Program

Job summary

ABB Robotics in Spain – Sant Quirze del Vallès, near Barcelona – is seeking a software/infrastructure engineer to design and scale test infrastructure for autonomous robotic systems.

You will build and maintain test execution pipelines across virtual, HIL and physical environments, integrate CI/CD, and develop tools for debugging, observability and failure analysis to improve reliability. You will collaborate with teams in Zurich and Barcelona to deliver robust validation at scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering or infrastructure engineering.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical field.
• Strong programming skills in Python. Experience with Rust or C++ is highly desirable.
• Strong hands-on Linux experience, including system troubleshooting, networking and containerized/virtualized environments.
• Experience designing and operating CI/CD infrastructure, including runners, jobs, artifacts, caching, parallel execution and failure recovery.
• Experience with Docker and software deployment/configuration.
• Experience with HIL, embedded or edge devices (Jetson), robotics or ROS2 is a strong plus, but previous robotics experience is not required.
• You are at ease communicating in English.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building and maintaining scalable test execution infrastructure across virtual, HIL and physical test environments.
• Building software for test orchestration, resource scheduling, test environment setup, deployment and result collection.
• Integrating test environments with CI/CD and improving runner reliability, parallelization, caching, failure recovery and execution speed.
• Developing tools and APIs to support debugging, observability, failure analysis and infrastructure health.
• Making test execution reproducible and reliable, including helping distinguish infrastructure failures from product regressions.

Skills

Python

Rust

C++

Linux

CI/CD

Docker

ROS2

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Jetson/embedded

Job description

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next‑generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world‑class experts in a fast‑moving, innovation‑driven environment.

This Position reports to:

R&D Team Lead

Your Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you will build and evolve the software infrastructure that enables reliable, continuous testing of autonomous robotic systems. Your work will help our teams detect problems earlier, improve release confidence, and scale validation as our products and deployments grow.

• Work model: #LI-hybrid

This role is contributing to theSevensenseby ABB team as part of ABB Robotics in Spain and Switzerland. Based in Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barcelona, you will work closely with robotics and software engineers to make testing of our industry‑leading visual localization system more scalable, reliable, and developer‑friendly.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Designing, building and maintaining scalable test execution infrastructure across virtual, HIL and physical test environments.
• Building software for test orchestration, resource scheduling, test environment setup, deployment and result collection.
• Integrating test environments with CI/CD and improving runner reliability, parallelization, caching, failure recovery and execution speed.
• Developing tools and APIs to support debugging, observability, failure analysis and infrastructure health.
• Making test execution reproducible and reliable, including helping distinguish infrastructure failures from product regressions.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

Qualifications for the Role

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering or infrastructure engineering.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical field.
• Strong programming skills in Python. Experience with Rust or C++ is highly desirable.
• Strong hands‑on Linux experience, including system troubleshooting, networking and containerized/virtualized environments.
• Experience designing and operating CI/CD infrastructure, including runners, jobs, artifacts, caching, parallel execution and failure recovery.
• Experience with Docker and software deployment/configuration.
• Experience with HIL, embedded or edge devices (Jetson), robotics or ROS2 is a strong plus, but previous robotics experience is not required.
• You are at ease communicating in English.

What’s in it for you?

You will join a team of highly talented, motivated and collaborative professionals located in Sant Quirze del Vallès (Barcelona) and Zurich, Switzerland. As part of this team, you will play a key role in building the foundations of a robust, industrial‑grade test automation system for autonomous mobile robots. Testing is a critical part of delivering robust and dependable robotic systems and achieving reliability at scale makes it both technically challenging and highly impactful.

Your work will directly reduce repetitive manual efforts across the team and strengthen the overall reliability of our products.

Benefits

From well‑being to retirement, ABB offers benefits that support every stage of your career.

• Lunch Allowance / Cantine: Enjoy subsidized meals or canteen access depending on your location.
• Home Office Flexibility: Work from wherever suits you best thanks to our flexible remote work options.
• Company Mobile Phone: Stay connected with a corporate phone – no need to mix work and personal calls.
• Employee Parking: We’ve got employee parking so you can start your day stress‑free!
• Benefits Platform: Enjoy exclusive deals and discounts on everything from tech to travel through our employee benefits portal.
• Learning & Training: Take advantage of a wide range of learning opportunities grow, upskill, and move forward in your career.
• Career Development: Expect plenty of chances to advance your career internally with our Open Job Market, with support to explore new roles and take on exciting challenges!
• Flexible Work Practices: We get that life happens – we support a healthy balance between your professional and personal life.
• Wellbeing Program: From mental health support to wellness activities, we’ve got your back—mind and body.

More about us

ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource‑efficient future. By connecting its engineering and digitalization expertise, ABB helps industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. At ABB, we call this ‘Engineered to Outrun’. The company has over 140 years of history and around 110,000 employees worldwide. ABB’s shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ABBN) and Nasdaq Stockholm (ABB). www.abb.com

*At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity, generations, etc. Together, we are embarking in a journey where each one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.