Engineer III – Software Test Automation

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Job Description

When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will become part of a highly collaborative team that is passionate about building software platforms that power advanced scientific instruments and solutions. With industry-leading investment in innovation, we provide our teams with resources and opportunities to make meaningful contributions to the world.

How will you make an Impact?

As a Senior Automation Engineer in the Vacuum Software Team, you will contribute to the development of software supporting highly accurate and dependable vacuum systems used in High-End and Mid-Range TEM products. In this role, you will be responsible for defining, coordinating, and executing test strategies and plans, while ensuring comprehensive Quality Assurance coverage throughout the development lifecycle.

We are looking for a skilled and passionate Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 6–10 years of experience in test automation using Python and Robot Framework. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the quality and reliability of our products by designing and implementing robust automated test frameworks, collaborating with development teams, and fostering quality across the engineering lifecycle.

You will work within an Agile Development Team operating in a SAFe environment, collaborating closely with Software Engineers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Software Quality Assurance Engineers to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions to our customers.

What will you do?

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Python and Robot Framework.
• Collaborate closely with Developers, Product Managers, Software Quality Assurance Engineers and DevOps to understand requirements and ensure test coverage across all layers of the application.
• Write clear, maintainable, and high-quality automated test scripts for backend APIs, services, and integration points.
• Perform code reviews, troubleshoot issues, and continuously improve test infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement and track test metrics to ensure test effectiveness and efficiency.
• Create detailed automated test plans, including effort estimations and scheduling.
• Execute test cases, evaluate results, and prepare comprehensive test reports
• Communicate testing progress and quality status to stakeholders
• Participate in release processes, identifying risks and ensuring smooth product delivery.
• Help define and uphold best practices in software quality and test automation.
• Work effectively within an Agile Scrum / SAFe framework, participating in backlog refinement, sprint planning, technical estimation, PI planning, reviews, retrospectives, and cross-team coordination to support predictable and high-quality delivery.

Required Skills

• 6–10 years of hands-on experience in software automation testing.
• Strong hands-on experience in Python for Test Automation and Robot Framework.
• Experience with the Python language
• Exposure to BDD frameworks such as Behave or pytest-bdd.
• Awareness or prior exposure to Model Based Testing (MBT) tools such as Axini.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar.
• Good understanding of software testing principles, including test design, test strategy, and defect lifecycle.
• Experience with defect tracking systems and bug lifecycle management

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience with GUI testing libraries such as FlaUI, pywinauto, or Squish.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electronics, Instrumentation, or a related technical field; advanced degree is a plus.
• Prior experience in scientific, industrial, or instrument-control software environments is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements such as FDA or ISO standards / ISTQB certification