Test Automation Engineer

Who you are

• You have strong debugging skills, a hands-on approach to problem-solving, and a drive to develop new capabilities
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (CS), Computer Engineering (CE), Electrical Engineering (EE), or a related field
• 2-5 years of relevant engineering work experience
• Proficiency in Python and general scripting languages, experience in C++
• Comfortable working and debugging in both Windows and Linux environments
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills with a keen attention to detail
• Willingness to take ownership and develop new capabilities from the ground up
• Proficiency in CI/CD automation toolchains (GitHub, Jenkins, Buildkite), virtualization and containers (Docker, Kubernetes) across Windows and Linux environments
• Solid understanding of communication protocols (serial, CAN, Ethernet)
• Familiarity with real-time, distributed communication middleware (e.g., DDS standards, ROS 2, RTI Connext)
• Experience with C++ programming
• Hands-on experience with HIL hardware and SIL plant models and development of abstraction layers
• Hands-on electronics or automotive engineering experience
• Experience with configuration management tools and infrastructure automation (e.g., Ansible)
• Familiarity with agricultural technology, agronomy, or farming
• If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align completely with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway

What the job involves

• We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team as a junior/early-career Test Automation Engineer. This position supports our core engineering teams and works in a multi-disciplinary environment with the mission of building robust testing infrastructure for our systems
• Our ideal candidate (you!) will play a crucial role in building hardware and software hybrid simulators, as well as developing the automation required to configure, deploy, and test systems within a Continuous Integration (CI) environment
• Your contributions will be instrumental in ensuring the reliability and success of our deployments in the field
• Build, maintain, and interact hands-on with hardware and software hybrid simulators
• Develop and maintain automation to configure, deploy, and test complex systems within a CI environment
• Proactively design and develop new testing and simulation capabilities to meet evolving engineering needs
• Collaborate on debugging and troubleshooting complex hardware-software integration issues across various environments
• Work on-premises to physically configure, modify, and test hardware simulators