Principal Engineer R&D System Test (m/f/d)
Core
Designing, implementing, and automating software and system tests for safety PLCs and embedded systems, ensuring quality and traceability from requirements to test results.
Role type
Principal Engineer, R&D System Test
Builds
Automated test scripts, tools, and test environments for safety-critical industrial control systems
Domain
Industrial automation, functional safety, embedded systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Software design, test automation, Python, Robot Framework, functional safety standards (IEC 61508), security standards (IEC 62443-4-X), safety PLCs, industrial protocols (Profinet, Ethernet/IP, Modbus), test management tools, version control systems, hardware-level testing
Preferred skills
CI/CD integration, root-cause analysis, interdisciplinary collaboration
Technologies
Python, Robot Framework, Polarion, SVN, Git, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, Modbus
Responsibilities
Reviewing requirements and developing test cases, planning and implementing software/system tests, coordinating integration tests, developing test environments and infrastructure, automating tests and scripts, evaluating testing tools for safety PLCs, ensuring quality compliance and traceability, conducting fault and root-cause analyses, integrating testing into development workflows
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
