Ingenieur (m/w/d) Testautomatisierung für Mikrocontroller- und FPGA-Systeme

Ingenieur (m/w/d) Testautomatisierung für Mikrocontroller- und FPGA-Systeme (Job ID 24831)

Job ID: 24831

Location: Berlin

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test suites for embedded systems and FPGA-based hardware platforms, with a strong focus on C-based embedded software.
• Design, implement, and execute functional, integration, regression, and performance tests on real target hardware.
• Develop test automation frameworks and test harnesses using Python, shell scripting, and other suitable scripting languages.
• Implement and maintain automated hardware-in-the-loop test setups for embedded devices and system hardware.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or comparable pipeline technologies.
• Collaborate closely with embedded software developers, FPGA designers, hardware engineers, and system architects to understand requirements and define suitable test strategies.
• Analyze embedded software behavior on target hardware, including debugging of C code, communication interfaces, timing behavior, and system-level interactions.
• Design, build, configure, and maintain complex test racks with embedded hardware, FPGA boards, measurement equipment, power supplies, and supporting infrastructure.
• Support the verification of FPGA-related functionality where required; FPGA knowledge is beneficial but not mandatory.
• Use simulation, debugging, tracing, and measurement tools to support verification and troubleshooting activities.
• Work with development and build environments involving C/C++, Python, YAML, Git, and CI/CD tooling.
• Document test strategies, test procedures, test setups, test results, and known limitations to ensure traceability and maintainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master (m/w/d) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Automation Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong professional experience in embedded software development and/or embedded software testing.
• Excellent C programming skills, including solid understanding of low-level programming, memory handling, interfaces, timing constraints, and debugging on target hardware.
• Good experience with scripting and automation using Python; additional experience with Bash, YAML, or similar technologies is beneficial.
• Practical experience in test automation for embedded systems, preferably including hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or comparable automation platforms.
• Ability to design, build, configure, and maintain test racks for embedded hardware, system hardware, or FPGA-based platforms.
• Good understanding of embedded communication interfaces and system-level testing, for example UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, or similar interfaces.
• Experience with debugging tools, measurement equipment, version control systems, and automated build/test environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured engineering mindset.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team with software, hardware, FPGA, and system engineers.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Language Requirements

Language skills: fluent German and good English.