Automotive Software Automation Test – Hybrid – Outside IR35
Posted Today by WA Consultants
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
UK (Remote)
Summary: The Software Automation and Test Engineer role involves implementing, integrating, and testing embedded software solutions within a leading engineering organization. The position focuses on the full software lifecycle, ensuring quality and performance through automated testing and collaboration with engineering teams. This contract role is hybrid and outside IR35, offering an opportunity to work on high-profile engineering programs. Candidates should have a strong background in automated testing and embedded software systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute automated test solutions for embedded software
- Support software integration, verification, and validation activities
- Work across the full software development lifecycle from implementation through to testing
- Analyse and diagnose software and communication issues
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure software quality and performance
- Support fault finding, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities
Key Skills:
- Strong background in Automated Testing
- Experience with Python scripting and test automation
- Embedded software testing experience
- Diagnostic and fault-finding experience
- CAN communication protocols
- CAPL scripting experience
- Experience carrying out FMEA activities
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Software Automation and Test Engineer
West Midlands
6 Month Contract
Outside IR35
Hybrid Working
WA consultants are now recruiting for an experienced Software Automation and Test Engineer to join a leading engineering organisation delivering cutting-edge embedded software solutions.
This role will focus on the implementation, integration, and testing phases of the full software lifecycle, supporting the validation and verification of embedded software systems within a highly technical environment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and execute automated test solutions for embedded software
* Support software integration, verification, and validation activities
* Work across the full software development lifecycle from implementation through to testing
* Analyse and diagnose software and communication issues
* Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure software quality and performance
* Support fault finding, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities
Required Skills and Experience:
* Strong background in Automated Testing
* Experience with Python scripting and test automation
* Embedded software testing experience
* Diagnostic and fault-finding experience
* CAN communication protocols
* CAPL scripting experience
* Experience carrying out FMEA activities
Desirable Experience:
* Reverse Engineering experience
This is an excellent opportunity to work on long-term, high-profile engineering programmes within a collaborative and technically advanced environment.
For more information or to apply, please submit your latest CV.
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