Test Engineer II - Software & IoT

Position Profile (Major Duties, accountabilities, and responsibilities)

Depending on individual skill sets and team needs, this position may be directly or indirectly responsible for some or all of the following activities pertaining to testing and development of electro-mechanical products and concepts with electronic subsystems, embedded firmware, communication protocols, and IoT applications & interfaces:

• Oversee testing activities, both individually and that of the software technician support team
• Define and oversee hardware testing of products and/or sensors to establish sensor capabilities (including ranges & thresholds) and perform verification & validation of software / hardware interaction & performance.
• Help develop and maintain test automation framework designed for accuracy, consistency, and performance
• Help integrate testing automation with the CI/CD process and develop standards for testing requirements for each environment in the development environment
• Define test plans and design tools for functional and performance testing in a programmatic manner
• Perform data analysis and data quality testing to ensure high-quality data is provided in the final analysis
• Develop manual and automated test cases for the mobile, platform and durable integration points
• Debug failures, file accurate bug reports and work with development to identify the root cause
• Participate in the release/sprint planning activities and daily stand-up meetings
• Prioritize tasks and help provide direction for the testing group

May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Required Core Competencies for Professional / Technical job family:

• Functional Technical Expertise
• Functional Technical Expertise
• Global Business Acumen
• Global Business Acumen
• Self-Management
• Learning Versatility
• Learning Versatility

Required Experience / Education: (i.e. degree, years of experinece, etc.)

Degree minimum: BS

Specific concentration: Electrical Engineering, EE Technology, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Experience level: 3+ years in software development &/or testing

Preferred Experience / Education: (i.e. MBA, certifications, etc.)

• Experience with the development and construction of test processes and equipment for product and component evaluation, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with technical report writing and test procedure documentation.
• Experience for guiding the work of software development test technicians
• Basic understanding of the role of software development testing tools and processes
• Experience for working with dispersed teams, and using online communication tools such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, or similar
• Experience working with many development teams (varied personalities and communication styles)
• Basic understanding of deployment processes a plus

Specialized Training or Skills Required:

• Experience developing/evaluating electro-mechanical systems including both embedded and application software, as well as electronic sensors and algorithms.
• Ability to interpret engineering design documents ie. schematics, drawings, software code
• Basic understanding of BDD and TDD testing concepts a plus
• Basic understanding of best practices for QA Documentation
• Basic understanding of CI/CD processes and pipelines a plus
• Familiar with Agile methodologies a plus
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum tools such as VSTS, Azure DevOps or equivalent tool a plus
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Must possess strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to adjust and pivot as needed