Test Automation Engineer

From smartphones to electric vehicles, semiconductor chips are at the heart of modern technology. As these chips continue to shrink in size, traditional methods of inspection and measurement can no longer keep up with the precision required. This is where Nearfield Instruments makes a difference. We are a leading provider of advanced metrology solutions, utilizing cutting-edge technologies to ensure the highest accuracy in semiconductor manufacturing. As a Test Automation Engineer in our dynamic Software Group, you will play a crucial role in developing and testing the software that drives these state-of-the-art tools, ensuring they meet the rigorous demands of the industry.

What you’re going to do

As a Test Automation Engineer at Nearfields Instruments, you’ll ensure the reliability and performance of our advanced metrology software in a dynamic environment that is constantly evolving due to technological advances and our international growth ambitions.

Your responsibilities include:

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks for a C#-based desktop application (front-end and back-end).

• Write automated UI, functional, and integration tests in C# (using NUnit).

• Integrate and maintain automated test execution within GitLab CI/CD pipelines.

• Support test automation scripting in Python when needed (e.g., data validation, CI/CD tooling, API tests).

• Execute manual testing (functional, regression, exploratory) when automation is not feasible.

• Collaborate closely with developers to identify test coverage gaps and ensure product quality.

• Maintain clear test documentation (test plans, reports, automation guidelines).

 Who you’ll be working with

You’ll join Nearfield Instruments’ Software Group, within the Design and Engineering (D&E) department. This small, young team consists of QA engineers from various backgrounds. The environment is collaborative and informal, focused on agile methodologies to ensure open communication, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. As a growing scale-up, our flat structure fosters a close-knit culture where initiative and innovation are encouraged, and social activities, from lunches to sports events, help build strong team bonds.

What can you expect from us

Getting on board now is a great opportunity to grow with the company from a technical, personal, and financial perspective. Nearfield's momentum is energetic and promising!

Our starting point is of course to pay someone a fair and competitive salary and besides this we offer you:

• we value your work-live balance;

• time for some relaxation: 240 hours of holiday per calendar year (based on 40 hours);

• 8% of your annual salary (gross) holiday allowance;

• Commuting allowance;

• Discount on your health insurance;

• We are here to support one another, and colleagues are there to help you. TEAM is very important, Together Everyone Achieves More!

• Besides a challenging role where you can utilize the full extent of your professional knowledge.

Who you are

With a keen eye for detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving, you excel in a fast-paced environment. Your ability to develop, implement and refine testing strategies ensures that quality and performance standards are consistently met. Thriving both independently and within a collaborative team, you navigate international and dynamic settings with ease.

 You also have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.

• Proven experience in designing and implementing test plans and strategies specifically for embedded systems and complex software development life cycles.

• Strong background in test automation for desktop applications (Windows, WPF/WinForms).

• Proficiency in C# programming for automated test development.

• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (NUnit).

• Familiarity with desktop UI automation tools such as FlaUI is a plus.

• Proven experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred).

• Understanding of software testing principles (test design, regression, integration, performance).

• Working knowledge of Git workflows and version control.

Who we are

At Nearfield Instruments, we develop, integrate, market and service advanced 3D metrology solutions, tackling the process control challenges in the nano industry. Our high-throughput 3D QUADRA SPM and our in-line AUDIRA subsurface metrology systems help the world’s leading chipmakers assure the quality of increasingly smaller, complex and powerful IC devices and increase production thereof. Our daringly innovative, atom-scale systems offer solutions for next-gen chips, the latest technologies such as hybrid bonding, and even the most critical layers, including gate-all-around transistors. Founded in 2016 as a scale-up, we now employ 320 of the most creative minds in science and technology.

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