Automation Tester
United States
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Job Description
Automation Tester
Austin, Texas

Job Summary

We are looking for a Battery SQA – QA Automation Engineer to drive quality and

reliability for battery-powered products at scale. In this role, you will combine hands-

on battery validation, manual and automated testing.

You will work closely with Hardware, Firmware, Systems teams to validate complex

battery systems, operate automated test labs, and design automation solutions.

This role requires strong execution, technical depth, and the ability to take ownership

from problem definition to deployed solution.

Key Responsibilities

Key Qualifications:

• B.S./M.S. in CS/EE with 3+ years relevant experience with QA Automation of

system, embedded systems, silicon, or hardware test, battery validation, or test engineering.

• Strong proficiency in Python for test automation and data analysis.

• Experience operating and troubleshooting lab-based, hardware-dependent test environments.

• Proven ability to debug complex test failures and drive root-cause resolution.

• Strong documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.

• Flexibility to work across changing priorities and project needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with battery test equipment, DAQs, or automation hardware.

• Hands-on experience validating battery-powered devices or energy storage

systems.

• Background in ML experimentation, model evaluation, or deployment.

• Familiarity with hardware–software co-validation environments.

• Experience supporting large-scale automated test labs.

Skill Requirements

• Own end-to-end battery validation for battery-powered products, including functional, performance, and reliability testing.

• Develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases across product lifecycles.

• Monitor automated battery test setups to collect metrics, perform initial triage, and drive failure analysis.

• Report, diagnose, and debug test failures in collaboration with cross-functional partner teams.

• Support day-to-day operation of automated testing labs, including hardware setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

• Design and build Python-based automation frameworks, test utilities, and analysis tools.

• Improve and maintain existing test infrastructure, automation pipelines, and workflows.

• Balance execution across manual testing (~80%) and automation (~20%), adapting to program needs.

• Continuously improve test coverage, efficiency, data quality, and documentation.

Other Requirements

• Analyze large-scale test data and present clear insights and recommendations to hardware, system, and program partners.

• Influence quality decisions through strong technical communication and data-driven analysis.
Maximum Salary (US):  79000
Minimum Salary (US):  53000
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Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,300 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending December 2025 totaled $14.5 billion.

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.