Senior Validation Engineer

Eurotherm; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurotherm in Bangalore, India is seeking a Senior Validation Engineer for SW/FW to join the ICS Engineering R&D team. The role centers on validating embedded software and related applications through system and acceptance testing. You will develop test plans, execute automated and manual tests, and mentor junior SW/FW validation engineers.

Occasional travel within India and abroad may be required. Strong knowledge of test automation tools, REST API and web testing, and security testing is

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Electronics with 5+ years in validation.
• Fluent English in speaking and writing.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving.
• Willingness to travel within India and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Conduct system testing and acceptance testing of products; develop test plans and execute automated/manual tests.
• Identify and acquire new test automation tools; stay current with testing trends.
• Coordinate with R&D and PMs to schedule test phases, report progress/defects, and suggest remediation actions.
• Design and maintain test environments; assemble equipment and validate fit-for-purpose setups.
• Read technical docs; learn products to predict failure areas.
• Oversee and mentor junior SW/FW Validation engineers in India.

Skills

Embedded testing

Web app testing

REST APIs

Test automation

Python scripting

BDD (Gherkin)

SDL knowledge

Security testing

Industrial protocols

LabVIEW/TestStand

Mentoring

Education

Bachelors or Masters in CS/Electronics

Tools

TestComplete

Squish

Selenium

WebDriver

Postman

SoapUI

Newman

NI LabVIEW

TestStand

Job description

JOB TITLE: Senior Validation Engineer -SW/FW

BUSINESS UNIT:ICS Engineering R&D,

LOCATION: India/ Bangalore

THE ROLE:

We are looking for enthusiastic and talented Engineers that enjoy breaking software applications and embedded devices.
This validation activity provides a test service independent to that of the engineers who design and implement the products.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for conducting system testing and acceptance testing of all company products and software tools. Working with the development teams, develop test plans and execute automated and manual tests to expose potential design flaws.
• Keep-up with any new test automation trends, identify and acquire new tools to continually improve our ability to test our products.
• Work with R&D, Project Managers to schedule product test phases, request resources, report progress & issues, Report product/software defects describing the nature of the fault and clear instructions how to reproduce it. Suggest remediation action to Developers.
• Design and build test environments. This involves compiling a list of equipment required, collate equipment together, build test setup and validate if fit for purpose. Take responsibility for test setup, keeping it maintained, up to date and support others using it.
• Read technical documents and liaise with engineers to learn about the products, predict areas likely to fail.
• Will be responsible for oversight of less experienced engineers within the SW/FW Validation team in India.

SKILLS / COMPETENCIES & QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a detailed knowledge of many, if not all, of the following.

• Embedded systems testing and understanding of basic architecture and working of real-time applications
• Basic understanding of web application architecture
• Testing in an agile project using automated and manual approach.
• Automated testing of Web applications, REST APIs, and Desktop applications using any tools/ frameworks like TestComplete, Squish, Selenium, WebDriver, Postman, SoapUI, Newman
• Competent in using python to develop test scripts and object-oriented test frameworks (like page object model design pattern etc)
• Design and implementation of behaviour driven tests (BDD style tests) defined in gherkin syntax.
• Basic understanding of Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)
• Different forms of security testing using tools and frameworks such as nMap, Nessus, Defensics, Burpsuite and Metasploit etc.
• Industrial communications protocols like Modbus, OPC UA, etc.
• Exposure to real world applications from industrial automation and process control or related industries
• Experience using NI LabVIEW and TestStand.
• Experience leading or mentoring less experienced engineers.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science/electronics or similar discipline with minimum of 5 years of experience within this engineering validation discipline.
• Fluent spoken/written English
• Analytical thinking, problem solving, presentation of proposals and results
• The role may require occasional travel within India & international travel.