Battery & Power Systems Test Automation Engineer (Redmond)

Russell Tobin; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 89,544 - 103,320; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Employee discounts

Job summary

Russell Tobin is seeking a Systems Test Automation Engineer focused on Battery & Power Systems in Redmond, WA. The role emphasizes hands-on hardware testing and developing robust automated test sequences using Python.

The engineer will program and control test equipment, integrate hardware and software components, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance test coverage and reliability. Onsite work is required in Redmond.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with hardware/system-level testing and test automation.
• Proficiency in Python programming for test automation.
• Hands-on experience with power supplies, DC/electronic loads, DAQ systems, or lab instrumentation.
• Experience developing automated commands/scripts to control hardware and test instrumentation.
• Strong hardware troubleshooting, debugging, and integration skills.
• Experience building and executing automated hardware/software test sequences.
• Battery or power testing experience is highly preferred.
• Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute automated hardware test solutions with a focus on battery and power systems.
• Build automated test sequences using Python for routine, regression, and overnight testing.
• Program and control test equipment, including DC power supplies, electronic/DC loads, DAQ systems, oscilloscopes, and other lab instrumentation.
• Integrate hardware and software components into automated test environments.
• Perform hands-on hardware setup, configuration, testing, debugging, and troubleshooting.
• Conduct battery/power system testing, characterization, and validation.
• Diagnose test failures across hardware, software, instrumentation, wiring, and devices under test.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams to improve test coverage and reliability.

Skills

Python programming

Test automation

Hardware/system-level testing

Battery/power testing

HIL testing

Tools

SCPI

PyVISA

LabVIEW

CAN

UART

SPI

I2C

Job description

Russell Tobin is seeking a Systems Test Automation Engineer focused on Battery & Power Systems in Redmond, WA. The role emphasizes hands-on hardware testing and developing robust automated test sequences using Python.

The engineer will program and control test equipment, integrate hardware and software components, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance test coverage and reliability. Onsite work is required in Redmond.