Neura Robotics Gmbh
Senior Software Test Engineer – Robot Arm (human)
Metzingen / Riederich. Posted 3 months ago
The role
You will take ownership of the quality and reliability of robot arm software. You will lead end-to-end testing, evolve the test automation framework, and mentor junior engineers.
What you will do
- Lead end-to-end testing of the robotic system including GUI, motion commands, PLC communication interfaces, and safety functions.
- Drive release and regression validation across versioned robot software.
- Act as the key point of contact between robotics, firmware, application, and functional safety engineers.
- Apply mechatronics fundamentals to design tests for integration issues.
- Coordinate test task planning and execution across multiple work streams.
- Own and evolve the test automation framework using Gherkin, Cucumber, Selenium, and Java.
- Architect and maintain automated test suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
- Establish best practices for step definitions, page objects, test data management, and reporting.
- Analyze test results to detect defects, regressions, localization issues, and performance bottlenecks.
- Mentor junior and mid-level test engineers.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in test automation, system testing, validation, or verification of complex mechatronic or robotic systems.
- Proven experience coordinating tasks, timelines, or small teams across cross-functional engineering groups.
- Strong understanding of robot arm fundamentals including kinematics, joint vs. Cartesian motion, reference frames, safety limits, and operator control software.
- Broader mechatronic system integration knowledge.
- Proficiency in Java.
- Hands-on experience with Maven, Selenium, Cucumber (BDD), API testing, and Git.
- Solid experience with CI/CD, test reporting, and agile, cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor others and drive process improvements.
- Fluency in English.
Nice to have
- industrial automation experience
- familiarity with Python or C++
About the company
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