Test and Automation Engineer – Control Systems | Test- und Automatisierungsingenieur – Steuerungssysteme (w/m/d)

ABB AG

Minden, Westfalen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Published Feb 20, 2026
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

As a Test and Automation Engineer for Control Systems at ABB, you will join a self-organized, agile, and cross-functional team within the Control & IO Firmware department. Your primary focus will be on functional and integration testing for embedded software, ensuring system conformity with a specific emphasis on fieldbus interfaces. Day-to-day, you will design, build, and maintain automated test environments and specifications based on complex system requirements. You will play a critical role in analyzing test results and performing root-cause analysis in close collaboration with the R&D team to deliver high-quality Distributed Control Systems. This hybrid role based in Minden offers the chance to work for a global market leader in industrial sustainability and efficiency. It is an ideal position for a proactive professional who enjoys technical problem-solving and wants to contribute to the reliability of systems that run critical global infrastructure.

Required Skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a comparable qualification.

Experience

  • Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the field of embedded software testing
  • Proven experience with test and analysis tools as well as virtualization software
  • Practical experience with fieldbus systems, specifically PROFINET and OPC UA
  • Experience working within self-organized, agile, and cross-functional teams

Languages

German (Fluent)English (Fluent)

Additional

  • Location: Minden (Westphalia); Hybrid work model available; Open to applicants with severe disabilities (preferred given equal qualification).