Senior Test Engineering

AutoStore AS; Oslo fylke; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Generous pension plan

Paid exercise hour

Job summary

AutoStore AS in Oslo seeks a Senior Test Engineer to lead system-level testing and validation across products, including robots, ports, software, firmware, and hardware. You will plan strategies, define acceptance criteria, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and safety.

You will contribute to building our new Oslo test facility, coordinating with the Nedre Vats HQ, and could take on team leadership as the function grows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in testing/validation of complex systems.
• Experience across hardware, software, firmware.
• Familiarity with test strategies, planning, and defect management.
• Ability to coordinate across engineering disciplines and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of system-level testing and validation across AutoStore products, including robots, ports, software, firmware, and integrated hardware systems.
• Develop and coordinate test strategies and plans, defining acceptance criteria and ensuring milestones are met.
• Investigate test failures and product issues, performing root cause analysis and coordinating solutions.
• Improve testing processes, methodologies, and automation to increase efficiency and coverage.
• Provide technical guidance within cross-functional teams and coordinate testing activities across disciplines.
• Contribute to the development of the new test facility in Oslo, planning equipment, infrastructure, and processes with the Nedre Vats team.

Skills

Test planning

Root cause analysis

Test automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Language skills (Norwegian/English)

Education

Automation/Robotics/Electronics/CE/ME degree

Tools

Jira

Xray

Confluence

Job description

We are hiring a Senior Test Engineer to join our R&D team and play a key role in establishing our new test facility in Oslo. You will contribute to planning and developing the facility, including test equipment, processes, and ways of working, in close collaboration with our established test team in our HQ in Nedre Vats. Alongside this, you will take technical ownership of testing and validation activities at system level, working with both early-stage prototypes and existing AutoStore products. You will plan and coordinate testing activities across hardware, software, and integrated systems, collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure functionality, reliability, and safety. This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer to help build and develop a new testing environment, with the potential to take on team leadership responsibilities as the function grows.

Job Responsibilities

• Take ownership of system-level testing and validation activities across AutoStore products, including robots, ports, software, firmware, and integrated hardware systems.
• Develop and coordinate test strategies and plans, defining acceptance criteria, following up on testing activities, and ensuring quality standards and project milestones are met.
• Investigate test failures and product issues, performing root cause analysis, assessing risks, and collaborating with engineering teams to identify solutions.
• Improve testing processes, methodologies, and automation, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency, test coverage, and consistency.
• Provide technical guidance within cross-functional teams, sharing expertise, supporting technical decisions, and coordinating testing activities across disciplines.
• Contribute to the development of our new test facility in Oslo, supporting the planning of test equipment, infrastructure, processes and ways of working in collaboration with the Nedre Vats team.

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in testing, validation, or related engineering roles, ideally involving complex systems combining hardware, software, and firmware.
• Relevant technical education in Automation, Robotics, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with test strategies, planning, execution, and defect management, including root cause analysis, test automation, and continuous improvement.
• Experience coordinating technical activities across engineering disciplines, taking ownership of testing deliverables and providing guidance to other engineers.
• Experience developing and improving testing processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Familiarity with Jira, Xray, Confluence, or similar platforms is an advantage.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate and communicate in Norwegian and English.
• ISTQB certification is an advantage, as is experience mentoring engineers or helping develop a new team or function.

We Offer

• A Collaborative and Inclusive Culture where we celebrate and value everyone’s contributions, encouraging diverse perspectives in decision-making.
• Work-Life & Well-being: We offer 1 hour per week of paid exercise, health insurance, and a generous pension plan, prioritizing your mental and physical well-being.
• A Creative and Safe Workplace by joining a company experiencing rapid growth, with the stability of being Norway’s first unicorn listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
• International and Supportive Environment within a Norwegian multinational that values collaboration and innovation.

Location for this role is Oslo (Lysaker).

Application deadline: November 15th.

All inquiries are treated confidentially.

AutoStore does not accept agency resumes or assistance for this role. Please do not forward resumes to our job's alias or AutoStore employees. AutoStore is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. This policy should be respected.

We believe that following a defined and structured recruitment process will ensure that we have a fair and equal process for all candidates.

AutoStore, founded 1996, is a warehouse robot technology company that invented and continues to pioneer cube storage automation, the densest order-fulfillment solution in existence. Our focus is to marry software and hardware with human abilities to create the future of warehousing. We are a value driven organization, with our people being our most important asset. Lean, Bold, and Transparent manifest itself in everything we do, and are pushing borders to increase efficiency, safety and develop new products for our customers. AutoStore was born out of the great idea for storing goods like Rubik's Cube, instead of Dominos. We are now looking for talent that share our values and curiousity for new technology and development.