Senior Test Engineer

Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer • Chennai, IN

104d

About The Position

This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions. At HBK, we live up to our three values: Be True, Own It and Aim High. We believe in absolute integrity - it's how we win for stakeholders, the environment and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises - to ourselves and others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success. We are seeking a technically strong and experienced Test Lead to join our dynamic product testing team based in Chennai (India). This team is part of a bigger global R&D team. This role is a unique blend of technical leadership, people management, and hands-on testing. You will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing test strategies, mentoring the QA team, and ensuring delivery of high-quality software products and features. You'll work across firmware, APIs, and GUI layers, owning the quality process end-to-end from test strategy to automation implementation and result analysis with a focus on performance, accuracy, and reliability. You will work as part of a global R&D team supporting HBM Genesis High Speed, LanXi and Fusion products. HBK products contribute to a variety of applications across technology sectors such as: Automotive, Electric Drives & Generator, Aerospace, Energy / High-Voltage, Material Testing and Service.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of QA experience with at least 2 years in a QA Lead or similar leadership role.
• Proven experience in test planning, execution, and quality management across multiple projects.
• Strong hands-on skills in functional and automated testing tools and frameworks.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and test management tools.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Experience with automated UI testing of desktop applications (Windows-based) and tools like Pywinauto, AutoIt, WinAppDriver, or similar.
• Solid understanding of embedded systems and communication protocols.

Responsibilities

• Establish and evolve test guidelines, quality standards, and best practices for the solution area.
• Own and drive end-to-end test strategy, test planning, and execution across projects and feature releases.
• Drive automation initiatives and continuously evaluate feasibility for automation enhancements.
• Guide the team in setting up and maintaining test environments for new features and projects.
• Review and validate test scenarios, test cases, automation scripts, and test coverage for completeness and alignment with business requirements.
• Involve in hands-on testing activities, including functional, regression, integration, automation and system testing.
• Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers by providing technical guidance, career coaching, and performance feedback.
• Foster a high-performing team culture through skill development and continuous learning.
• Monitor test execution progress and resource allocation, ensuring alignment with release timelines and project goals.
• Track and report on key quality metrics, such as test coverage, defect trends, leakage, and testing efficiency.
• Identify risks, provide mitigation plans, and communicate quality status and escalations to leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in QA processes and testing frameworks.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Development, and Release teams to plan and prepare testing for releases.
• Make or contribute to release decisions in alignment with Product Management (PM).
• Be the primary QA point-of-contact for customer support teams on production issues.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees