Senior Test Engineer

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.

Key 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.
   

Qualifications

• 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.

Preferences:

• 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