Test Automation Software Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Test Automation Engineer
Type: FTE, Salaried Exempt
Location: Cleveland, OH – Hybrid Onsite

Position Overview: As a Test Automation Engineer you will design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and infrastructure that support desktop applications, cloud services, and firmware products. You will be responsible for enabling development teams to execute reliable, scalable automated tests that improve software quality and accelerate delivery. Your work will empower teams across the organization with consistent, scalable automation capabilities that streamline development and enhance product reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, hardware engineers, and QA, to understand testing needs across multiple product types.
• Design and maintain automated test frameworks for UI, API, integration, and hardware-in-loop testing.
• Build reusable test infrastructure, automation libraries, and common tooling to accelerate test development.
• Implement automated test execution pipelines and integrate test suites into CI/CD workflows.
• Manage and maintain test environments, including device labs, virtualized test environments, and cloud-based test runners.
• Implement best practices for test structure, reliability, data management, and reporting.
• Work with DevOps Engineers to ensure test execution is scalable, consistent, and stable.
• Analyze test results and collaborate with engineering teams to drive defect identification and resolution.
• Develop dashboards and reporting systems to track automated test coverage, pass/fail trends, and quality metrics.
• Research and recommend new automation tools, frameworks, and approaches for continuous improvement.

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field. Master's degree is a plus.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks across multiple platforms.
• Proficiency with scripting or programming languages (Python, JavaScript, C#, or similar).
• Deep expertise in test automation and quality engineering with working knowledge of related domains (software development, DevOps, cloud, and embedded systems).
• Familiarity with test automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Pytest, or similar tools.
• Experience with API and UI test automation across cloud and desktop applications.
• Understanding of hardware-in-loop or firmware automation concepts.
• Strong familiarity with CI/CD systems and integrating automated tests into pipelines.
• Experience with test reporting systems and metrics tracking.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.