Fully Remote QA Engineer – Manufacturing Automation

Placements24; George; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work arrangement

Flexible hours

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Quality Assurance Engineer specializing in Manufacturing Automation. The role focuses on developing, testing, and implementing automated solutions across PLC, SCADA, and HMI components from a home office within South Africa.

You will identify defects, perform functional and performance testing, and drive QA improvements in a distributed team. Strong scripting (Python/C#) and Git proficiency are required, with excellent communication in a remote

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics or related field required.
• Minimum 4 years of QA experience in industrial automation or manufacturing systems.
• Strong QA methodologies and software testing knowledge; remote collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans and test cases for manufacturing automation systems (PLC, SCADA, HMI).
• Identify, document and track defects through resolution with development teams.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and performance testing of automated control systems.
• Contribute to QA process improvements for automated manufacturing environments.
• Collaborate with software developers, automation engineers and operations personnel to ensure quality.
• Analyze test results and report quality metrics and risks.
• Stay updated with QA trends and tools in manufacturing automation.
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions to embed quality from the start.
• Troubleshoot in simulated and live production environments.
• Maintain clear documentation for test cases, results and defect reports.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, or related field

Tools

Python

C#

Git

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

SCADA

HMI software

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Quality Assurance Engineer specializing in Manufacturing Automation. The role focuses on developing, testing, and implementing automated solutions across PLC, SCADA, and HMI components from a home office within South Africa.

You will identify defects, perform functional and performance testing, and drive QA improvements in a distributed team. Strong scripting (Python/C#) and Git proficiency are required, with excellent communication in a remote