We are looking for a talented Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join our software platform team and be primarily based onsite, in our office in Leuven, Belgium. You will be a part of the research and development department, reporting to the Software and AI Quality Assurance Technology Manager.
As part of an agile, cross-location team consisting of QA, development, and UX design professionals, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the delivery of the XCD software platform for TOMRA's latest generation of food sorting machines. In this role, you will be tasked with creating and maintaining the software testing infrastructure, designing and defining automation test cases, and developing innovative solutions to automate manual processes.
You'll collaborate closely with our cross-functional teams (including hardware, electrical, and mechanical) to ensure the proposed solutions meet our growing business requirements. Your work will contribute to the delivery of products with a high standard of quality and efficiency.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the sorter’s mechanical and optical systems to perform system integration tests.
- Ensure smooth integration and proactively identify potential integration issues.
- Develop and implement quality deliverables such as exploratory testing, automated test cases, reports, and documentation.
- Identify and document edge test cases and execute tests carefully, logging and documenting results meticulously.
- Analyse tests and report outcomes accurately and objectively to stakeholders.
- Design and maintain software quality assurance processes.
- Analyse & present test results, identify technical issues and their root cause.
- Conduct statistical analysis.
- Participate in technical meetings for requirement refinement.
- Gain hands-on work experience with industrial machines.
- Drive the automation test infrastructure strategy by researching methodologies and proposing new tools and equipment.
- Design automation infrastructure in collaboration with other engineers to streamline test case definition.
About You:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
- Ability to write production quality code in Python and other programming/scripting languages as needed.
- Experience in manual testing for web-based and/or desktop applications.
- Familiarity with automation test frameworks and equipment (e.g., robot-python, hardware-in-the-loop systems.).
- Knowledge of LAN and relevant troubleshooting.
- Experience with Git.
- Strong communication skills for effective interactions with project stakeholders, including presenting content and reporting issues.
- Analytical & structured problem-solving skills.
- Hands-on, proactive and engaged in onsite work.
- Willing and able to travel.
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) and feature file writing.
- Experience with product lifecycle systems such as Azure DevOps.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies (e.g., Lean development).
- Knowledge in DevOps infrastructure administration and maintenance: Team city and/or GitLab.
- Experience in testing within the C# or C++ ecosystem.
- Proficiency with PyTest.
- Familiarity with image processing and/or computer vision systems.
- Experience testing AI systems.
- ISTQB-Foundation Level certificate.
How to apply:
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! All applications will be managed in the strictest confidence.
TOMRA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, parental or pregnancy status, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics. Reasonable accommodations will be made and will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
