QA Automation Engineer – Hybrid Simulator & CI

Bluerivertech; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue River seeks a junior/early-career QA Automation Engineer to help build robust testing infrastructure for our systems. You will design and maintain hardware-software hybrid simulators and automations to configure, deploy, and test within a CI environment.

You’ll work with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable field deployments. The ideal candidate has a CS/CE/EE background, 2–5 years of experience, and proficiency in Python and C++, with CI/CD tooling and Docker/Kubernetes across Windows

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE or related field required.
• 2–5 years of relevant engineering work experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Python and C++, experience with CI/CD tooling.
• Experience with Windows and Linux environments.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and interact hands-on with hardware and software hybrid simulators.
• Develop and maintain automation to configure, deploy, and test complex systems within a CI environment.
• Proactively design and develop new testing and simulation capabilities to meet evolving engineering needs.
• Collaborate on debugging and troubleshooting complex hardware-software integration issues across various environments.
• Work on-premises to physically configure, modify, and test hardware simulators.

Skills

Python

C++

Windows

Linux

Debugging

Analytical thinking

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE or related field

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Buildkite

Docker

Kubernetes

ROS 2

DDS

Job description

Blue River seeks a junior/early-career QA Automation Engineer to help build robust testing infrastructure for our systems. You will design and maintain hardware-software hybrid simulators and automations to configure, deploy, and test within a CI environment.

You’ll work with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable field deployments. The ideal candidate has a CS/CE/EE background, 2–5 years of experience, and proficiency in Python and C++, with CI/CD tooling and Docker/Kubernetes across Windows