Sr Software Test Automation Engineer

Primary Function of Position

The Ion endoluminal system is Intuitive's robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung, with an initial goal of improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer. The main responsibility of the position is to contribute to the design, development, and advancement of automated testing solutions for the Ion products, playing a key role in shaping test strategies and driving quality initiatives across the organization.

The primary focus of the position is on developing test automation using an established test automation framework for formal verification and validation of Ion software. The role will also include hands on verification/validation, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and formal design control documentation.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design and develop automated testing solutions and frameworks for Ion products, including GUI-focused automation.
• Architect and maintain robust automation frameworks to support product quality and scalability.
• Develop, execute, and maintain robust automated test suites.
• Collaborate closely with developers, UI/UX designers, and other software test team members, driving continuous improvements in testing processes and results.
• Influence and negotiate with software developers to deliver important interfaces between test automation and product software.
• Develop requirement/specifications and perform validation for test automation tools.
• Identify, report, and help resolve defects and inconsistencies with the tests/framework.
• Support formal Verification and Validation activities (perform test execution, write reports, verify JIRA tickets).
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to code reviews and support automation best practices within the team.
• Prepare and maintain test documentation, including status reports and metrics on automation efforts.
• Mentor other team members to build automation expertise within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline and 6+ years' experience (or Master's degree with 4+ years' experience).
• Proven experience in test automation, software development, or software test.
• Proficiency in writing code in at least one programming language and ability to ramp up quickly on other languages as needed.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing tools/frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test planning, test case design, software testing types (unit, integration, functional, regression).
• Experience with Defect Tracking and Requirements Traceability tools.
• Excellent communication (verbal and presentation) and documentation skills.
• Ability to work with limited guidance in a fast paced environment.
• Possess excellent time management and prioritization skills.
• Creative mindset to design efficient and comprehensive automated tests.
• Troubleshooting mindset, an ability to systematically and effectively break down a system or process into subparts to identify failure mechanisms.

Ideally, a candidate would also have

• Experience integrating with existing software in a variety of languages (C/C++, Matlab, Python, Go, batch scripting, etc.).
• Experience with automated GUI testing using Squish (or similar), including scripting and maintaining tests for embedded applications.
• Experience with Medical Design Control processes.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, SVN).
• Experience with Bug Tracking tools.
• Experience with Requirements Management Tools.
• Experience with Test Management Tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and processes.