Senior Embedded Test Automation Engineer

Job DescriptionWe are looking for a highly skilled Senior Test Automation Engineer to join a team developing and validating mission-critical systems in a highly regulated environment. In this role, you will design, develop and execute automated testing solutions for complex distributed systems, working closely with client engineers and development teams to ensure the highest levels of quality, reliability and compliance. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving technically challenging problems, building test frameworks from scratch, and working with real-time communication protocols beyond traditional web applications. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain automated test solutions using Python.Create and extend test harnesses, simulators, stubs and drivers to support system validation activities.Develop and maintain message encoders/decoders and test utilities in C/C++ when required.Validate complex integrations involving TCP/UDP communications, binary protocols, message brokers, gRPC and file-based interfaces.Design effective test strategies using boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning, robustness testing and risk-based approaches.Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI.Produce and maintain high-quality test documentation, including specifications, traceability matrices, execution reports and coverage metrics.Collaborate directly with customer engineering teams to investigate issues, define validation strategies and ensure successful project delivery.Support verification and validation activities within safety-critical and regulated environments.