Embedded SW Quality Test Technician/Technologist

Embedded SW Quality Test (Technician/Technologist)

Job Description Summary

The Test Technician/Technologist will work with a cross-functional team including hardware design, systems engineering, software development, program, and project management to deliver best in class products for the global market. This position will be responsible for basic test design and developing of test plan, including testing Protection relay and Networking products in the V&V (verification and validation) process. The V&V team has a key role in the R&D area, evaluating the products with a "customer view", including functional and application tests.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensures the quality of software products by creating and applying Embedded Software (Firmware) quality tests to a feature, set of features, or whole feature area. Works with minimal guidance and contributes to the immediate team or to other teams across businesses.
• Develop, update test plan, and execute test activities with the aim of improving the test strategy and the test management process based on the defined and determined critical metrics.
• Perform regression testing to verify that bug fixes and new features do not introduce defects elsewhere in the product.
• Utilize QA procedures and methodologies where applicable.
• Developing knowledge of technical discipline and analytical thinking and applying them to the validation strategy.
• Uses good judgment and has ability to propose different solutions to address issues. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking to solve tasks.
• Collaborate and communicate with different teams and follow standard procedures during testing.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of firsthand experience in the field of protection relay testing and quality assurance. 
• Available for onsite work.

Desired Characteristics

• The ideal candidate should have good knowledge of testing concepts.
• Knowledge of IEC 61850 GOOSE and other communication protocols including Modbus, Buffered and Unbuffered Report, DNP3, IEC 60870-5-103.
• Working knowledge with network switches, VLAN and routers.
• Knowledge of SV IEC61850-9-2LE & IEC61869-9.
• Knowledge of capturing and diagnosing logs for any application crashes. Defect logging and defect tracking until bug closure. Using tools like Jira for bug tracking.
• Knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Knowledge in Power Systems (electrical substations).
• Knowledge of defect tracking tools and test management systems.
• Excellent collaborator with strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.