Senior Embedded Test Engineer — Automation & CI

Emerson Japan, Ltd.; Shakopee (MN); On-site; USD 94,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Test Engineer in Shakopee, MN to design, develop, and maintain automated tests for embedded process analytical equipment.

You will collaborate with software, hardware, and test engineers to ensure coverage for complex system behaviors and real-time constraints, while applying cybersecurity and traceability practices within IEC 62443-4-1 guidelines. This role emphasizes automation, collaboration, and quality from the start.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science from an engineering school.
• 5+ years of applicable experience.
• Experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers, hardware/software interfaces, and real‑time systems.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test systems, frameworks, and tools for embedded products and software.
• Develop automated integration, system, regression, and verification tests, while supporting hands-on manual testing when needed.
• Partner with software, systems, hardware, and test engineers to build alignment, clarify requirements and risks, and develop effective test solutions with meaningful test coverage.
• Build test capabilities for embedded communications, networking, hardware interfaces, and complex system behaviors.
• Troubleshoot product and test-system failures using debugging, instrumentation, logs, data analysis, and root-cause analysis.
• Follow and help strengthen established test engineering practices aligned with our SDLA and IEC 62443-4-1, including requirements traceability, reviews, documentation, cybersecurity testing, and objective test evidence.
• Contribute to the test strategy and breakdown of verification work, helping define what to test, how to test it, and how testing can be automated effectively.
• Explore and apply AI, automation technologies, and engineering tools to improve test coverage, efficiency, maintainability, and problem-solving.

Skills

Python

C#

Test automation

Embedded systems

CI/CD

Ethernet/TCP-IP

Root cause analysis

Technical communication

AI in testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Job description

Emerson is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Test Engineer in Shakopee, MN to design, develop, and maintain automated tests for embedded process analytical equipment.

You will collaborate with software, hardware, and test engineers to ensure coverage for complex system behaviors and real-time constraints, while applying cybersecurity and traceability practices within IEC 62443-4-1 guidelines. This role emphasizes automation, collaboration, and quality from the start.