Systems Test Engineer

Location - Northern Ireland

This role will be focused on Manual QA testing working with equipment in a Lab Environment - eg Signal generators, Multi‑metres, Oscilloscopes, Oil Line connections and Oil bottle setups

• Extensive experience as a Firmware test and automation engineer. Designed and maintained a complete test automation framework.
• Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills. Ability to work independently and be self‑motivated.
• Excellent written and verbal communications and interpersonal skills. Excellent organisational skills and ability to multitask.
• Hands on experience in testing microservices in a docker environment (both Manual and automated).
• Hands on with Python and Robot‑Framework. Familiarity with Jenkins. Familiarity with test automation framework such as Selenium. Competent in use of configuration management tools preferably github. Planning and organising skills.

This role will require working with the Scrum development team and product management team to create and execute test solutions, both manual and automated, for product releases.

You will work among a talented and motivated R&D team, applying technologies such as On‑line Dissolved Gas Measurement (DGA), Bushing Measurement (Tan Delta and Capacitance), Partial Discharge (PD) detection (UHF & Electrical) and Fast Transient measurement.

The scope of the team is unique, covering fundamental research on new measurement technologies, through to advanced Cloud based Industrial Internet concepts and deployment.

Define, implement, and execute manual and automated tests across the fleet of products to ensure product functionality and robustness.

Identify opportunities and tools to automate the test process.

Develop automation test frameworks using Python, Robot Framework or other object‑oriented language.

Implement test automation where appropriate to improve test efficiency, repeatability, coverage, and accuracy.

Methodically review user stories, acceptance criteria and product requirements.

Create detailed, well‑structured and comprehensive test plans and cases.

Ensure traceability of requirements to test cases.

Identify, recommend, and implement procedures to improve the efficiency of QA test execution.

Work closely with the scrum development team to carry out smoke and regression test executions in a timely manner (manual and automated).

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering or Computer Science discipline or equivalent.
• Understanding of embedded systems and environments.
• Preferably hands‑on experience with PyCharm or VS.
• Familiarity with CI / CD pipeline.
• Experience with Linux Operating system.
• Familiarity with HP ALM Quality Centre and Rally / JIRA.
• Ability to use signal generators and oscilloscope.