Senior Firmware Test Automation Engineer

Eaton's new campus for its critical power systems in Vantaa, Finland, was completed in November 2023. The 16,500 m² site houses research and development, manufacturing, warehousing, sales and service under one roof, which will create plenty of additional jobs.

As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of three-phase uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), Eaton’s expansion in this area is driven by strong business growth and the demand for systems that ensure business continuity. Situated in a prime location next to the Helsinki airport, the Vantaa facility serves as Eaton’s Critical Power Solutions headquarters and a center of excellence for data centers.

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What you’ll do:

We are looking for a Senior Firmware Test Engineer to strengthen firmware quality and test automation for our UPS products. In this role, you will play a key part in the FW test automation project, developing and leading automated test solutions across the embedded firmware lifecycle in close collaboration with global engineering teams. Your responsibilities will be:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated firmware tests for UPS and CPS product lines.
• Own firmware test planning, including creation and execution of structured test plans for product features.
• Define and implement test strategies to verify system, power, and product requirements.
• Lead firmware testing activities and contribute to functional and design reviews throughout the development lifecycle.
• Integrate firmware tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and early defect detection.
• Analyze test results, investigate failures, and drive root cause analysis together with firmware and system engineers.
• Document test solutions, results, and releases in accordance with company quality and compliance processes.
• Act as a technical test expert within the project team, supporting task prioritization and technical decision-making.
• Continuously improve testing practices by applying modern embedded software testing tools and methodologies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant industry experience
• OR Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant industry experience

Skills:

• Strong experience in firmware test design and test infrastructure development for complex embedded systems.
• Hands-on experience developing automated test solutions using frameworks such as Robot Framework and Python.
• Experience with test-driven development or similar quality-focused development approaches.
• Solid knowledge of version control systems (Git).
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills for embedded and system-level issues.
• Experience with embedded software development or testing using C/C++ and Python.
• Practical experience using laboratory equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, multimeters).
• Ability to work safely in a high-voltage laboratory environment.
• Experience working in Agile development environments (e.g. Scrum).
• Self-driven, detail-oriented team player with strong ownership and communication skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

What we can offer to you:

• Contract in fast growing global company
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Great promotional opportunities - We encourage internal promotion, whenever possible
• Excellent working environment - safety and ethic are really important for us

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.