Test and Automated Test Co-op

Location:

Ottawa, ON.

Duration: 8 – 16 months (for co‑ops)

Start date:

September 8th, 2026.

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At this time, Ericsson Canada Inc. does not provide immigration assistance/sponsorship now or in the future for this position.

About this opportunity:
As the tech firm that was instrumental in creating the mobile world, and with more than 54,000 patents to our name, we’ve made it our business to make a mark. When joining our team at Ericsson you are empowered to learn, lead and perform at your best, shaping the future of technology and communication. This is a place where you're welcomed as your own perfectly unique self, and celebrated for the skills, talent, and perspective you bring to the team.

Come and be where it begins.

• Automated test developer
  • This position involves developing the infrastructure to support 5G automated testing and developing automated test cases to test new 5G software features. Areas where test development is focused include Layer 1, test framework and 5G features
  • This area offers interesting coding opportunities in the testing realm
• Integration and Test;
  Design Testing Support
  • This position involves developing tools and automation to support vDU integration and testing activities.
  • This includes, but not limited to, documentation of onboarding and troubleshooting guides, test channel bring up and maintenance, test channel database development, PM/KPI analysis tool development, data visualization and many others.
• AI Developer Experience
  • This position involves improving the test development experience by leveraging AI which includes Gen AI powered tool functionality testing. This includes generating boilerplate code templates to streamline test creation, identifying inefficiencies in current processes, documenting/presenting findings and improving test automation workflows, exploring use cases for test development, and collaborating with the AI tools team to develop and test new functionalities.
  • Furthermore, you will be experimenting with prompt engineering and fine‑tuning AI models to optimize their application in test case generation.
  • It is beneficial to be familiar with AI tools and frameworks such as OpenAI, Codeium Tensor Flow, as well as having knowledge of prompt engineering techniques to tailor AI models for test generation and debugging workflows.
  • This is an excellent opportunity for students passionate about AI, software development, and improving developer workflows.

• Collaborate with colleagues
• Use Agile ways of working
• Work with a team, and independently
• Develop real time 5G base station software
• Applying AI/ML skills to development work
• Assist in the investigation of issues uncovered during testing
• Develop/code automated 5G test cases
• Develop/code automated test tools capabilities
• Perform software feature and/or integration testing in the lab on 5G lab equipment
• Work in 5G simulations testing signal processing, including in AI/ML
• Develop command‑line and web‑based tools, to support software development
• Generate test data for design validation
• Develop test tools and/or test scripts
• Trouble shoot and help to resolve issues with the test environment

• Software development and debugging skills with an academic background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Communications Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Working towards completion of a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree.
• Entering any coop term (1st, 2nd, …).
• Interpersonal skills:
  Team player, independent, self‑starter, organization skills, detail oriented and able to work in a dynamic environment.
• Effective English oral and written communications skills.
• General knowledge of LTE and/or 5G wireless protocols are helpful.
• Concurrent programming languages, Perl, Python, Java, JavaScript, Typescript, Java Spring Boot framework, HTML/CS, C/C++.
• Experience with Linux, Gerrit, Github, Jenkins, Django, and Angular are all assets.
• HTTP & RESTful framework, Database Fundamentals (Hibernate & JPA in…