Test Automation Engineer — 5G Core & Device Functions
Core
Develop and maintain a scalable test automation framework for 5G Core and device-side network functions across virtualized labs and physical hardware environments.
Role type
Test Automation Engineer (5G Core & Device Functions)
Builds
Validation infrastructure for next-generation wireless systems
Domain
Telecommunications / 5G / Space IoT
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, Linux (shell scripting, networking, debugging), Git, CI/CD pipelines, virtualized environments (VMware, Proxmox), automated test suite management, defect lifecycle management
Preferred skills
5G Core or RAN technologies, RF test equipment (spectrum analyzers, signal generators), Wireshark/tcpdump, Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN)
Technologies
Python, Linux, Git, VMware, Proxmox, Jira, Wireshark, tcpdump
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain scalable test automation frameworks; Write Python automation scripts for functional, regression, integration, and performance testing; Develop tools to automate packet capture and protocol-level analysis; Support hardware-in-the-loop testing; Analyze automation failures and debug issues; Manage defect lifecycle in Jira; Collaborate with software, platform, and systems engineers to improve automation coverage.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC