Lead Engineer, Test Automation

WSAudiology; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global hearing aid company based in Singapore is looking for a skilled Test Automation Engineer. You will design and develop automated test frameworks while mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with global R&D teams in an Agile setting. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in test automation and hold a degree in engineering. The role emphasizes reliability and performance of testing solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in test automation.
• Proven ability to guide and train junior engineers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Identify automation opportunities in testing workflows.
• Troubleshoot and optimize automation scripts.

Skills

Test automation

Hardware-software integration

Embedded systems

Agile methodologies

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering

Job description

Driven by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WSA continues to grow as market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation in order to reach more people, more effectively.

We are looking for a skilled Test Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for complex hardware and software systems. You’ll drive test automation across the development lifecycle, integrate with CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with global R&D teams in an Agile environment. This role also involves mentoring junior engineers and staying current with the latest testing tools and practices.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for complex integrated solutions involving hardware, software, and embedded systems
  
• Identify automation opportunities across the entire testing workflow, from unit to system-level, and integrate automated tests into Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
  
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize automation scripts and test environments to ensure reliability and performance
  
• Document test environments, tools, frameworks, and processes to support knowledge sharing and long-term maintainability
  
• Collaborate with cross-site R&D teams to understand system architecture and implement effective test automation strategies
  
• Mentor and guide junior engineers while staying current with the latest test automation tools, technologies, and best practices.

What you bring

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in test automation, with a strong focus on hardware-software and embedded system test automation
  
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Software, or related field).
  
• Proven ability to technically guide, motivate, and train junior engineers
  
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills to foster teamwork and collaboration across distributed teams
  
• Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a proactive and self-driven approach to challenges
  
• Experience working within Agile frameworks and contributing effectively to sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Who we are

At WSA, we provide innovative hearing aids and hearing health services.

Together with our 12,000 colleagues in 130 countries, we invite you to help unlock human potential by bringing back hearing for millions of people around the world.

With us, you will become part of a truly global company where we care for one another, welcome diversity and celebrate our successes.

Sounds wonderful?We can't wait to hear from you.

WSA is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. Regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.