QA Automation Engineer (WaterTech)

Our client is a global leader in water treatment solutions, serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers in more than 90 countries. Founded in 1936, the company specializes in water softening, filtration, and purification systems that improve water quality, efficiency, and sustainability, while continuing to grow through innovation, customer-focused service, and digital transformation.

The project focuses on building scalable, cloud-deployable simulators and automated validation frameworks to test device-to-cloud and cloud-to-device communication, APIs, cloud services, and user interfaces. The selected engineer will collaborate with firmware, cloud, QA, and product teams while contributing to the long-term architecture of the simulation platform.

• 5+ years of experience in QA Automation or SDET roles
• Strong software development and automation engineering background with JavaScript / TypeScript
• Experience designing scalable automation frameworks
• Experience testing APIs, web applications, and connected devices
• Familiarity with embedded systems and connected products
• Understanding of cloud-connected architectures and telemetry flows
• Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• English level: Intermediate or higher

Nice to have:

• Experience with Python
• Experience with CI/CD automation strategies
• Experience with device simulators or emulation platforms
• Familiarity with ESP32 and MCU-based systems
• Knowledge of firmware integration testing approaches
• Exposure to hardware-in-the-loop or hybrid simulation testing
• Experience with deterministic simulations
• AI-assisted automation workflow experience
• Gaming or simulation engine development experience
• VR/AR simulation exposure

QA Automation:

• Design and develop automated test frameworks for IoT and connected products
• Implement automated testing for APIs, UIs, and cloud integrations
• Create regression and negative-path validation scenarios
• Support commissioning, service, dispense, factory, and OTA workflows

Device Simulation:

• Develop and maintain device simulators for multiple product lines
• Build cloud-deployable simulator environments
• Enable simulator control through both UI and API interfaces
• Support scenario-driven automated validation

Embedded & Cloud Validation:

• Validate device-to-cloud and cloud-to-device contracts
• Collaborate with firmware and cloud engineering teams
• Support validation of telemetry and command-processing flows
• Assist with integration and system-level testing strategies

Infrastructure & Collaboration:

• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines
• Participate in architecture and design discussions
• Help define reusable testing and simulation standards
• Collaborate across QA, firmware, cloud, and product teams