Possible 3 Month CTH
Role name: PLM Test Automation Engineer
Work Location: Cincinnati, OH (Onsite)
Start date: Immediate availability.
Background check MANDATORY
Seeking highly skilled and experienced PLM Test Automation Engineer to join our Engineering and Digital Transformation team. As a PLM Test Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and release readiness of solutions built on the 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX) platform. You will be responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and executing automated test scripts, while collaborating with business stakeholders, functional teams, and development teams to validate end-to-end business processes and system integrations. More importantly, you will leverage AI-driven testing techniques and automation best practices to improve testing efficiency, defect detection, quality assurance, and release predictability.
Key Responsibilities:
Test Automation Development & Maintenance
" Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts for the 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX) platform
" Create scalable and reusable automation frameworks to support functional, regression, integration, and smoke testing
" Develop automated test cases based on business requirements, user stories, and functional specifications
" Maintain automation repositories, test assets, and testing documentation
" Ensure automation scripts are aligned with application changes and releases
" Optimize test automation execution to improve efficiency and maximize test coverage
" Participate in code reviews and automation framework enhancements
" Apply AI-assisted testing capabilities for:
Intelligent test case generation and optimization
Self-healing test automation and script maintenance
Automated test impact analysis
Predictive defect detection and quality assessment
Test Execution & Defect Management
" Execute automated and manual testing activities as required
" Validate application functionality across business processes, workflows, and integrations
" Analyze test execution results and identify functional, system, and integration issues
" Log, track, prioritize, and retest defects using established defect management processes
" Collaborate with developers and functional teams to investigate and resolve issues
" Ensure defects are properly documented with reproducible test evidence
" Support root cause analysis activities and recommend quality improvements
" Leverage AI/ML-driven tools and techniques for:
Automated defect classification and triaging
Defect pattern recognition and trend analysis
Risk-based testing recommendations
Intelligent failure prediction and analysis
Quality Assurance & Release Validation
" Participate in System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and release validation activities
" Validate end-to-end business processes and system integrations across environments
" Ensure comprehensive test coverage for new features, enhancements, and releases
" Perform smoke testing and regression testing to validate deployment readiness
" Support release activities through test execution, validation, and reporting
" Collaborate with Release Managers, Product Owners, and business stakeholders to ensure quality objectives are met
" Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for testing processes and release efficiency
" Apply AI-driven quality engineering practices for:
Predictive quality analytics
Release readiness assessment
Test coverage optimization
Automated quality reporting and recommendations
Collaboration, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
" Partner with business stakeholders, Product Owners, functional analysts, and development teams to understand requirements and testing needs
" Participate in Agile ceremonies, planning sessions, and testing reviews
" Provide regular testing status updates and quality metrics to project stakeholders
" Create and maintain dashboards for automation coverage, test execution, and defect trends
" Identify opportunities to improve automation effectiveness and testing processes
" Recommend best practices for automation frameworks, tools, and quality assurance methodologies
" Utilize AI-powered insights for:
Test execution trend analysis
Automation effectiveness measurement
Predictive reporting and issue forecasting
Intelligent recommendations for process optimization
Mandatory Skills:
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Test Automation Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Software Testing for enterprise applications PLM & 3DEXPERIENCE Expertise (3DX platform, PLM processes, engineering and manufacturing workflows) Test Automation Development (Selenium, Playwright, Test Complete, VB Script, automation framework design) Functional & Integration Testing (functional testing, regression testing, system integration testing