Senior Test and Automation Engineer

Description:

Centurion Company is seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer & Department Manager. Will take full ownership of the Test Jig Department, supporting electronics manufacturing, embedded systems, and IoT production environments.Senior, hands-on leadership role for an engineer who thrives at the intersection of automated test systems, production reliability, and real-world hardware. Manager who will oversee test infrastructure used across high-volume manufacturing lines and customer-specific IoT deployments.The role spans test software architecture, embedded firmware, electronics design, production data systems, and client-facing operational support. Senior Test Automation Engineer/ Department Manager

Centurion

Our client specialises in R&D and manufacturing for the commercial sector, primarily. They require exposure to electronics manufacturing, IoT production systems, and advanced test automation.

This role will test skills in a rigorous environment with high engineering standards.

Qualifications and skills required:

• BEng /BTech Electronic Engineering
• Advanced LabVIEW expertise, with proven experience building scalable, production-grade test frameworks.
• Strong background in electronics manufacturing test systems.
• PCB design using Altium Designer.
• Embedded systems development using C/C++ for microcontrollers.
• Experience with IoT device testing, provisioning, and production validation.
• MySQL database design
• Proficiency with Git, Azure DevOps, LabVIEW, Altium Designer, VS Code.
• Strong diagnostic capability in high-pressure manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities:

• Department Ownership & Production Delivery
• Test Architecture, maintain, and enforce standardised LabVIEW-based test frameworks, designed for modular hardware abstraction and long-term maintainability.
• Electronics, Firmware & IoT Test Engineering
• Client & Operational Support

Please apply via our website: www.edrecruiters.co.za or submit your cv to cv@edrecruiters.co.za - Reference Pta003920
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Requirements:

• BEng /BTech Electronic Engineering
• Advanced LabVIEW expertise, with proven experience building scalable, production-grade test frameworks.
• Strong background in electronics manufacturing test systems.
• PCB design using Altium Designer.
• Embedded systems development using C/C++ for microcontrollers.
• Experience with IoT device testing, provisioning, and production validation.
• MySQL database design
• Proficiency with Git, Azure DevOps, LabVIEW, Altium Designer, VS Code.
• Strong diagnostic capability in high-pressure manufacturing environments.

• Department Ownership & Production Delivery
• Test Architecture, maintain, and enforce standardised LabVIEW-based test frameworks, designed for modular hardware abstraction and long-term maintainability.
• Electronics, Firmware & IoT Test Engineering
• Client & Operational Support