Senior HIL & Automation Engineer (Python)

Planet Pharma; Mounds View (MN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma seeks an experienced technical specialist in Minnesota to advance Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing and automation initiatives. You will architect and maintain HIL environments that blend hardware, simulators, and automated test execution to enable robust system verification.

Ideal candidates bring 7–10 years of relevant experience, strong Python automation skills, and a systems mindset to drive testability and quality across engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree and 4+ years' relevant experience.
• Master’s degree with 2+ years relevant experience.
• PhD in a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, debugs and implements operating systems components and software tools.
• Define system software design requirements and improve efficiency.
• Contribute to software engineering policies, standards and procedures.
• Collaborate with teams to validate system behavior and ensure reliability.

Skills

HIL testing

Python automation

Systems testing

Automation frameworks

CI pipelines

Test scripts

Testability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Python

Simulation tools

CI/CD

HIL systems

Job description

Planet Pharma seeks an experienced technical specialist in Minnesota to advance Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing and automation initiatives. You will architect and maintain HIL environments that blend hardware, simulators, and automated test execution to enable robust system verification.

Ideal candidates bring 7–10 years of relevant experience, strong Python automation skills, and a systems mindset to drive testability and quality across engineering teams.