As a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, Autodesk helps people imagine, design, and create a better world. Autodesk accelerates better design through an unparalleled depth of experience and a broad portfolio of software to give customers the power to solve their design, business, and environmental challenges. In addition to designers, architects, engineers, and media and entertainment professionals, Autodesk helps students, educators, and casual creators unlock their creative ideas through user-friendly applications.

Take this opportunity to be part of a global team, building industry leading software for automotive and mobility design studios. Our goal is to provide innovative and contemporary capabilities and workflows for the entire creative design process from concept to production surfacing.

The Automotive and Conceptual Design team is seeking an experienced Quality Analyst to join our passionate group of professional QA analysts. This position is an exciting opportunity to ensure the quality of our products and contribute to our goal of delivering exceptional customer experience for the Alias and VRED product line and the recently announced Autodesk AI-powered capabilities for automotive design studios. If you have a passion for quality assurance, have excellent analytical skills and enjoy working in an innovative and agile environment, you’ll be a perfect match for our team.

Job Title: Senior QA Automation Engineer

Location: Hannover - Germany

Responsibilities:

Collaborate closely with Product Management, Experience Design, and Engineering to ensure that products, services, and capabilities are designed and created with the highest quality standards.

Develop, execute, improve, and document test plans, test cases, and test scripts to provide comprehensive and practical testing of our deliverables.

Perform automated testing to validate that products meet business requirements and consistently exceed customer expectations.

Identify, track automation failures and report software defects, and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure timely resolution.

Continuously improve testing processes, tools, and methodologies to maintain high quality standards in face of evolving complexity and interdependencies.

Conduct functional and regression testing to uncover defects that may not be detected by existing test cases.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years of proven experience in QA automation or software development with a focus on test automation in a desktop software development, preferably on Windows and Linux

Proficiency in writing and maintaining test automation using Python/Java//Perl for large codebases

Solid foundation in computer science, with knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Passion for quality and an understanding of the latest test automation technologies and frameworks

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Exceptional team player with experience working on a scrum team developing desktop products; understand software and/or services architecture, development, and testing; understand Agile and Scaled Agile

Familiarity with professional-grade GUI test automation for desktop application

Experience working with automation frameworks that scale, using tools like Robot Framework, or similar

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with AWS (Amazon Web Services), Azure or other equivalent public clouds

Knowledge of AI/ML fundamentals, algorithms, and related concepts

Knowledge of Autodesk Alias, Autodesk VRED, or other computer aided industrial design or 3D visualization software is a plus

Familiarity with automotive design and visualization is a plus

Primary Location: Hannover - Germany

About Autodesk

With Autodesk software, you have the power to Make Anything. The future of making is here, bringing with it radical changes in the way things are designed, made, and used. It's disrupting every industry: architecture, engineering, and construction; manufacturing; and media and entertainment. With the right knowledge and tools, this disruption is your opportunity. Our software is used by everyone - from design professionals, engineers and architects to digital scientists, students and hobbyists. We constantly explore new ways to integrate all dimensions of diversity across our employees, customers, partners, and communities. Our ultimate goal is to expand opportunities for anyone to imagine, design, and make a better world.

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About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary transparency Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Germany based roles, we expect a starting base salary between 62,000 EUR and 90,200 EUR Annual. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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