HIL-Driven Test Automation Engineer - Python & CI

European Tech Recruit; Oslo; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,050,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to build and scale the testing infrastructure for complex hardware and software systems. This hands-on role emphasizes turning real-world behaviour into robust, repeatable automated tests and owning automation from inception to deployment.

You will work with Python and PyTest, contribute to HIL testing, and develop orchestration tools that cover end-to-end workflows. A systems mindset and passion for clean code are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Interest in test automation around physical or hardware-adjacent systems.
• Systems mindset and ability to understand and automate complex behaviours.
• Focus on robustness, repeatability and real-world validation.
• Experience or curiosity around CI/CD, Docker, Linux and infrastructure tooling.
• Ability to take ownership, work autonomously and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Passion for writing clean, maintainable software.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve our internal test automation platform, built with Python and Pytest.
• Build and scale Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing infrastructure, tightly integrated with CI.
• Develop orchestration tools that automate complete user workflows, from boot through to swarm deployment.
• Design systems that enable automated demos across commercial and operational scenarios.
• Integrate new hardware into the test platform smoothly and reliably.
• Work closely with software engineering and product teams to create systems that improve speed, scale and reliability.
• Build automation capable of replicating complex real-world system behaviour.

Skills

Python

CI/CD

Docker

Linux

Test automation

Embedded systems

Tools

PyTest

CI/CD tooling

Job description

European Tech Recruit is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to build and scale the testing infrastructure for complex hardware and software systems. This hands-on role emphasizes turning real-world behaviour into robust, repeatable automated tests and owning automation from inception to deployment.

You will work with Python and PyTest, contribute to HIL testing, and develop orchestration tools that cover end-to-end workflows. A systems mindset and passion for clean code are essential.