Senior Test Automation Engineer - PCBA & Embedded Systems

Shape the quality and reliability of the PCB assemblies and embedded technologies powering the next generation of EV charging solutions. At ABB E-mobility, we are accelerating the transition to sustainable transportation through innovative charging technologies. We are looking for a Senior Test Automation Engineer to join our Operations Test Engineering team and lead the development of robust manufacturing test solutions for PCB assemblies used across our EV charging portfolio. In this role, you will drive the definition, deployment, and continuous improvement of automated board-level test strategies, covering functional test, in-circuit test, embedded systems, and analog validation. Working closely with hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and quality teams, you will help ensure production excellence, first-pass yield, defect containment, traceability, and scalable release evidence from prototype builds through mass production.

Your Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy automated Functional Circuit Test (FCT) solutions for PCB assemblies, validating firmware readiness, communication interfaces, I/O functionality, power supplies, sensors, safety circuits, analog signal chains, calibration data, and diagnostic coverage under controlled operating conditions.
• Define and implement In-Circuit Test (ICT) strategies to detect manufacturing defects including shorts, opens, missing or incorrect components, polarity issues, passive-value deviations, power and ground integrity problems, and structural assembly faults before functional validation.
• Develop embedded-system test automation solutions covering firmware programming, boot verification, configuration management, communication protocol validation, non-volatile memory checks, embedded diagnostics, and JTAG/boundary-scan access where applicable.
• Create robust validation methods for analog and mixed-signal boards, including power rails, voltage and current sensing, ADC/DAC paths, signal conditioning, isolation circuits, calibration routines, measurement uncertainty, tolerance windows, and noise-sensitive measurements.
• Partner with PCB design and firmware teams to drive Design-for-Testability (DfT), ensuring test-point accessibility, programming access, fixture compatibility, reset and clock control, boundary-scan planning, diagnostic hooks, and automation-ready board architectures.
• Build end-to-end traceability between product requirements, schematics, PCB nets, test cases, measured parameters, pass/fail limits, production logs, release gates, and manufacturing quality metrics.
• Specify and integrate production test infrastructure, including bed-of-nails fixtures, flying-probe strategies, functional fixtures, programmable power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, DMMs, DAQ systems, protocol analyzers, safety interlocks, and automated instrumentation.
• Analyze ICT and FCT failures, distinguish manufacturing defects from design, hardware, firmware, fixture, or process issues, and drive corrective actions to improve first-pass yield, cycle time, coverage, maintainability, and production quality.
• Manage test-software releases and traceability using Azure DevOps and Git, supporting requirements management, repositories, pull requests, defect tracking, version control, CI/CD integration, and controlled deployment of production test applications.

Your Background

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Significant experience in PCBA manufacturing test engineering, production test engineering, or board-level validation, ideally within EV charging, automotive, power electronics, industrial electronics, or embedded-system environments.
• Proven expertise developing automated PCBA Functional Circuit Test (FCT) solutions, including firmware interaction, communication interfaces, I/O verification, calibration routines, sensor validation, analog measurements, and automated pass/fail evaluation.
• Strong knowledge of ICT methodologies, flying-probe testing, bed-of-nails fixtures, structural fault coverage, test-point strategy, opens/shorts detection, component-value verification, fixture diagnostics, and power/ground validation.
• Experience with embedded systems testing, including firmware flashing, serial communication, CAN, Ethernet, USB, JTAG/boundary scan, memory validation, configuration management, boot verification, and embedded debugging.
• Solid understanding of analog and mixed-signal validation techniques, covering power regulators, references, ADC/DAC circuits, current and voltage sensing, isolation circuits, signal conditioning, calibration data management, tolerance-based limits, and noise-sensitive measurements.
• Advanced programming and test-automation skills using Python, C#, LabVIEW, TestStand, or similar technologies, with the ability to develop modular, maintainable, and production-ready test applications.
• Hands-on expertise with laboratory and manufacturing-test instrumentation, including oscilloscopes, programmable power supplies, multimeters, electronic loads, protocol analyzers, boundary-scan tools, automated measurement systems, and embedded debugging tools.
• Experience specifying and integrating production test systems, fixtures, safety interlocks, data acquisition, remote monitoring, automated control solutions, and test infrastructure for high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of Git, Azure DevOps, CI/CD practices, work-item management, code reviews, defect tracking, version control, test traceability, and controlled software release processes, combined with excellent technical communication skills and fluent English.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of EV charging standards such as OCPP, IEC 61851, and ISO 15118; experience with Azure cloud services for test automation, analytics, reporting, or integration; exposure to distributed systems, performance, load, or security testing; and certifications or formal training in Test Automation, Software Testing, Quality Assurance, Agile, or DevOps are considered strong advantages.

What’s in it for you?

Work with the best specialists in their field, in a diverse environment with unparalleled global reach. Feel inspired by our fast growth. You will have the accountability to own your part in enabling a future of sustainable and efficient mobility. You can also count on a competitive compensation package in line with your capabilities and experience. Diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities are at the core of what we do. We celebrate different experiences and perspectives, and we aim to empower everyone in the creation of sustainable solutions for people all over the world. Our individual differences make us successful.

Compensation Package

The employment framework is based on the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for the Metalworking Industry, with an indicative level of B2/B3 and a minimum gross annual salary starting from € 36.000,00. The specific level and compensation package will be defined based on the outcome of the selection process (including experience, skills set, and role fit), in accordance with objective, transparent, and gender-neutral criteria, in line with pay equity and equal opportunity principles. The total compensation package will also includes a variable bonus linked to individual and company targets.

About ABB E-Mobility

ABB E-mobility is a world leader in EV charging technology and a partner of choice for the world’s biggest electric vehicle OEMs and nationwide EV charging network operators. With a strong R&D pipeline, our robust product portfolio of innovative holistic solutions – from grid to charge point and domestic installations to large fleet depots – means we are actively enabling the future of E-Mobility, not just predicting it.