Software Automation Test Engineer

Hunter; San Marcos, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site wellness center

Career development opportunities

Profit sharing bonus

Company events

Job summary

Hunter Industries in California is seeking a Software Automation Test Engineer to ensure reliability and performance of smart irrigation controller systems. You will join the QA team to develop automated test frameworks, scripts, and UI tools to validate releases meet quality and usability standards.

The role collaborates with product and firmware engineers to design comprehensive test plans, report defects, and drive continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or Software Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Minimum two years' experience with firmware and real‑time systems.
• Experience testing real‑time firmware-based products.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and maintains automated test frameworks and scripts.
• Creates and executes test plans for functional, regression, and performance testing.
• Collaborates with product owners and engineers to ensure full test coverage.
• Documents defects and tracks them to timely resolution.
• Analyzes results and reports quality metrics to drive improvements.

Skills

Python

PyTest

C++/Java

Firmware testing

Test automation

Version control (Git)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Helix

Git

Job description

Hunter Industries is seeking a Software Automation Test Engineer who ensures the reliability, functionality and performance of smart irrigation controller systems. As part of the Quality Assurance (QA) team, this role develops and maintains automated test frameworks, test scripts and user interfaces, and collaborates across teams to validate that every release meets high standards for quality, usability, and stability. By combining technical rigor with a focus on user experience, the QA Automation Testing Engineer helps deliver seamless, dependable products.

Essential Functions:

• Designs, develops, and maintains automated test frameworks, test scripts and user interface tools to automate testing of irrigation controller products.
• Creates and executes test plans, test cases, and scripts for functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Collaborates with product owners and engineers to ensure product requirements are defined sufficiently to support full test coverage.
• Identifies, documents, and tracks defects using issue management tools (e.g., Helix), ensuring timely resolution.
• Analyzes test results, reports key quality metrics, and proactively recommends improvements to prevent recurring defects.
• Works with firmware engineers to verify device interactions, telemetry accuracy, and state synchronization.
• Prepares gate deliverable test reports and release packages in support of our phase-gate development process.
• Contributes to documentation of QA standards, automation guidelines, and test data management practices.
• Continuously improves usability of automation test software to facilitate general use.
• Supports testing efforts across multiple cross-functional teams and release cycles.

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering or a related field or a combination of education and relevant work experience.

Experience Required:

• Minimum two years of professional experience in firmware engineering and development.
• Experience testing real‑time firmware-based products.

What You Bring:

• Firmware or software development for real‑time object‑oriented systems.
• Programming in Python or other object‑oriented language such as C++ or Java.
• Advanced knowledge of coding techniques and documentation standards to generate well‐documented, modular, maintainable code.
• Experience scripting in Python for test automation.
• Proficiency with automated testing frameworks such as PyTest.
• Working knowledge of version control systems and best practices.
• Ability to analyze complex systems, isolate issues, and communicate clearly with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to testing and documentation.
• Commitment to quality, usability, and continuous process improvement.

What We Offer:

• Amazing corporate culture - we walk the walk when it comes to our values!
• Beautiful 20 acre park like campus with creek and walking trails
• On site wellness center with personal training, fitness classes and massage
• FUN company events!
• Company donation matching and volunteer rewards
• Career development opportunities and profit sharing bonus

Hunter is a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings.

Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

The annual salary for this opportunity ranges from $90,000 - $105,000.

The Company complies with all federal/local/state regulations in regard to pay. The above represents the expected hourly range for this job requisition. Compensation offered to the successful candidate will be determined by qualifications, prior experience, other job‑related factors, and geographic location.

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