Automation Test Engineer - Embedded IoT (Python)

Nrg Bluewater Wind; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free daily lunch on site

Onsite health clinic

401(k) + Employer Match

Employee discounts

Job summary

Vivint Smart Home, an NRG owned company, is seeking a skilled embedded test automation engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated tests for its smart home security system and APIs. You will work closely with panel software engineers, QA, hardware engineers and product teams to deliver reliable, secure, and innovative experiences.

The role requires 3+ years in embedded test automation and Python, with strong problem-solving, communication, and initiative.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional embedded test automation experience.
• 3+ years of experience with Python.
• Proven ability to take initiative and drive projects to completion.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional work.
• Experience leveraging AI tools for software design, development, and review, including prompt engineering.
• Solid understanding of embedded/IoT systems and device communication fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with Linux-based systems, debugging and system-level troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Git, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) for automated testing and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Python automated tests for API, UI, and system-level scenarios.
• Review manual test cases and identify automation candidates.
• Debug test failures and reduce flaky tests.
• Participate in code reviews and follow automation best practices.
• Collaborate with developers, hardware and manual quality engineers on integration and troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain automated unit and functional tests.

Skills

Embedded test automation

Python

Prompt engineering

Linux

Git

Docker

CI/CD (GitLab)

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Git

Docker

GitLab

Job description

Vivint Smart Home, an NRG owned company, is seeking a skilled embedded test automation engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated tests for its smart home security system and APIs. You will work closely with panel software engineers, QA, hardware engineers and product teams to deliver reliable, secure, and innovative experiences.

The role requires 3+ years in embedded test automation and Python, with strong problem-solving, communication, and initiative.