Software Test Engineer - Mipa (Mensch)

The role

You will test and validate the complete MiPA software stack including navigation, manipulation, AI functions, and human-robot interaction. You will perform manual and automated tests for distributed real-time robot systems on embedded and cloud-connected platforms.

What you will do

• Test and validate the complete MiPA software stack.
• Verify functionality across software releases for stability, reliability, and performance.
• Perform manual and automated tests for distributed real-time robot systems.
• Collaborate with software, robotics, AI, and system engineers to identify problems and perform root-cause analysis.
• Support validation of safety-relevant functions.
• Accompany field tests and validation of robotics functions in real environments.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test suites.
• Define test strategies, test plans, and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze test results to identify regressions and performance bottlenecks.
• Create and maintain test documentation and reports.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Robotics or a comparable field.
• Demonstrable experience in Software Testing, QA Engineering or Test Automation.
• Initial experience with Robotics, Embedded Systems or hardware/software integrated products.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, cross-functional environment with hardware, software and AI teams.
• Solid understanding of robotics systems – Kinematics, autonomous navigation, sensor integration (LiDAR, Ultrasound, Force/Torque sensors, Vision systems), Actuators.
• Good understanding of common test methods (Unit, Integration, System and Regression tests).
• Good knowledge of Python and/or C++.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g. pytest, BDD).
• Experience with ROS/ROS2 and robotics software architectures.
• Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical skills and experience in debugging and troubleshooting.

Nice to have

• Experience with tests in simulation environments (e.g. Gazebo, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo)
• Understanding of real-time systems and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing
• Experience with test standards for safety-critical systems (e.g. ISO 13849, IEC 61508)
• Experience in the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), multimodal inputs (speech/gestures/touch) or validation of AI/ML-based functions
• Knowledge of CAN Bus, EtherCAT or other communication protocols in the robotics environment
• Experience with cloud-based test infrastructure or Fleet-Level-Testing for robot systems

About the company

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