Job ID: SWTestAutoEng
Deadline: 12 December 2025
Aurora is an established supplier of skilled manpower to its Clients and we are now seeking for Software Testing Automation Engineer.
Happiness of our employees has proven key to obtaining excellent results and a client who also regards us highly for excellent service.
Specific tasks
- Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks and test scripts for Galileo ground systems, based on system requirements.
- Develop continuous integration / continuous testing (CI/CT) pipelines to support system validation and regression testing.
- Analyse requirements and translate them into test cases and automation scenarios.
- Perform integration and validation testing of complex ground control and mission systems.
- Ensure test traceability against requirements in compliance with ESA/EUSPA standards.
- Collaborate with system engineers, L2 engineers, software developers, and quality managers to improve test coverage and reliability.
- Contribute to test reporting, defect tracking, and root cause analysis.
- Identify, document, and track defects using tools like JIRA.
Specific qualification requirements
Required Qualifications & Experience
- University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field.
- Proven experience in test automation development and integration testing.
- Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks (e.g., Robot Framework, Ansible, Selenium, PyTest, JUnit, Cucumber, etc.).
- Understanding of Agile methodologies
- Experience with Python, and/or Java, or C++ for scripting and test automation.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI,…).
- Familiarity with Linux environments and scripting (Bash, Shell).
- Understanding of software testing methodologies (unit, integration, system, regression).
- Experience with requirements management & traceability tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
- Fluency in English (spoken and written).
- Willingness to learn basic Spanish if not already proficient.
Desirable Skills
- Previous experience in space, aviation, or safety-critical systems.
- Knowledge of ECSS standards, Galileo, or other GNSS-related programmes.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or virtualization for test environments.
- Certification in software testing.
Legal and Security Requirements
- All applicants must be legally allowed to work in Spain without the need to obtain a work visa. Only European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) and SWISS citizens can be employed by Aurora in Spain.
- Applicants are required to provide a copy of their passport and degree certificate. Aurora will validate the Degree with the issuing University.
- In line with security requirements, prior to issuing a letter of employment the applicant shall provide to Aurora a recent official document declaring that they are of good conduct from the country where currently resident, and Aurora will validate your employment history.
Location
The work will be performed at the growing and recently inaugurated DLR second location in Madrid (Spain).
Contract
- The selected candidate will receive good remuneration.
- You will be registered for both social security and tax in Spain.
- The standard working hours are 40 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 30 annual days holiday.
- In addition to public health services Aurora provides private medical insurance in Spain (the inclusion into the private health insurance policy is at the discretion of the insurance provider).
- Training to improve efficiency and provide strength for future career are of course included.
- Aurora can assist financially and provide recent experience information for relocation.
To be considered for this Position
Prior to 15 December 2025, please apply via our Job application form.
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