Test Automation Engineer

Ever wondered how your skills and unique background could impact the world of tomorrow? Join our R&D team and bring your passion and talent to work.

Software Developer in Test

Männedorf, Switzerland

Your contribution

In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the quality and reliability of our products by planning, designing, executing, and documenting testing, verification, and validation activities with a focus on test automation. You will support the development of test infrastructure and collaborate closely with R&D project teams to drive innovation and excellence

Responsibilities

Designing automated test cases and simple test models

Monitoring automated test executions and troubleshooting issues

Working as a project team member on verification and validation (V&V) tasks

Communicating effectively with V&V and project teams

Writing clear and detailed technical specifications and documentation

Supporting the enhancement of functional and technical aspects of products and workflows

Reporting test project status to the Test Manager

Ensuring compliance with processes, SOPs, directives, guidelines, and norms

Continuously developing your professional skills and contributing to team objectives

Your background

We’re not just looking for hard skills: We’re looking for people who bring their passion and talent to work.

You have a technical or scientific education, ideally in computer science, biological or life sciences, mechanical or software engineering

You hold an ISTQB Foundation Level certification, or are willing to obtain it after joining

You bring 2–8+ years of experience in instrument or module development, preferably within the medical device industry

You are fluent in English and communicate clearly, both orally and in writing

You have strong programming skills in an object-oriented language (such as C#)

You are familiar with testing and verification processes, and have a good understanding of software development life cycles, agile methodologies, and continuous integration/deployment

You are comfortable using version control systems like Git or TFVC

You enjoy collaborating in a team, are flexible, curious, and eager to learn

You work independently, efficiently, and reliably, and are proactive in communicating progress and proposing solutions

You are motivated to take responsibility, execute routine work, and contribute to the success of the team

What makes working at Tecan unique

The chance to make it count and to have an impact on the world of tomorrow

Working in an international and diverse environment

The chance to grow your career within the company

Feel empowered by our strong and unique company culture

Comprehensive compensation and benefits package

Join Tecan, a great place to work! Read about our recent certification from Great Place to Work.

We’re looking forward to receiving your application online. Please submit your CV or resume (w/o picture and w/o cover letter, reference letters and diplomas are optional).

Our purpose.

At Tecan we are driven to improve people’s lives and health. We do this by empowering our customers to scale healthcare innovation globally from life science to the clinic. We collaborate with our customers from early-stage innovation through project implementation and beyond. We deliver the products, services and solutions that make lab processes and medical procedures precise, reproducible and compliant.

Stay unique and make it count.

Our values - trust, highest standards and ambition - are the cornerstones of our business and provide the framework for Tecan's culture. We foster a positive and empowering environment where our rarest assets, our unique employees, can grow and bring their passion and talent to work.