Senior Software Test Engineer

Hood River, Oregon – Relocation Assistance Provided

Have you ever wanted to test software used for controlling drones and other unmanned air systems?

The Company

Our client is an industry-leading provider of delivering information for superior decision-making. They provide solutions for collection, processing and understanding sensor data through creating and supporting unmanned air systems and software. By leveraging more than 1 million operational flight hours, their customers are able to interpret their data and make critical decisions worldwide.

The Job

Reviews software documentation for technical accuracy/efficiency and completeness to include applicable specifications/designs, materials, tools, techniques, and methodologies. Reviews software systems designs, specifications, and plans against contractual or process requirements. Evaluates functional requirements and identifies implementation risks. Develops and documents risk mitigation actions. Evaluates project quality goals/expectations and identifies quality standards for life-cycle, documentation, development, testing, and maintenance. Defines product quality measures and identifies testing resources. Plans test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates. Defines and maintains software testing, resources, infrastructure and program plans. Designs test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures. Proposes corrective and preventative actions plans. Conducts software tests and diagnostics. Verifies software system requirements, traceability, and testability. Identifies, analyzes, and documents program function and output. Identifies non-conformances and issues corrective action. Verifies effectiveness of corrective action plans. Evaluates test execution against planned activities and retests as required. Analyzes test activities and results against test plans, project objectives and system activities. Monitors issue resolution efforts and tracks progress. Performs final reconciliation against products and prepares formal review documentation.

Functions:

• Reviews software documentation for technical accuracy/efficiency and completeness to include applicable specifications/designs, materials, tools, techniques, and methodologies.
• Reviews software systems designs, specifications, and plans against contractual or process requirements.
• Evaluates functional requirements and identifies implementation risks. Develops and documents risk mitigation actions.
• Evaluates project quality goals/expectations and identifies quality standards for life-cycle, documentation, development, testing, and maintenance.
• Defines product quality measures and identifies testing resources.
• Plans test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates.
• Defines and maintains software testing, resources, infrastructure and program plans.
• Designs test plans, scenarios, automated scripts, and test procedures.
• Drives implementation, executes regressions, analyzes pass rates, maintains existing test suites, expands test coverage, provides pre/post production support, and works closely with product, business & development teams on a daily basis.
• Proposes corrective and preventative actions plans.
• Conducts software tests and diagnostics.
• Verifies software system requirements, traceability, and testability. Identifies, analyzes, and documents program function and output.
• Identifies non-conformances and issues corrective action. Verifies effectiveness of corrective action plans.
• Evaluates test execution against planned activities and retests as required. Analyzes test activities and results against test plans, project objectives and system activities. Monitors issue resolution efforts and tracks progress.
• Performs final reconciliation against products and prepares formal review documentation.

Qualifications:

This job is limited to employees who, in the performance of their assigned work, regularly apply software quality assurance engineering disciplines to the research, design, development, test, and evaluation of company products, facilities, or manufacturing process and have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree of Science from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry.

Typical experience: 9-13 years in an engineering classification with a Bachelor's degree or 7-11 years of experience in an engineering classification with a Master's degree.

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years performing as a Senior Test Engineer leading SQA team.
• 1 to 3 years of experience with Python or similar scripting languages.
• 1 to 2 years of experience with C++/Java and/or similar programming languages.
• Exposure to the Atlassian tool set – bitbucket, jira, confluence etc.
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
• Hands-on experience with automated testing tools
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

   

  Preferred Requirements:

• Aerospace product development and test experience through release.
• Safety-critical system design standards
• AS9100 knowledge and hands-on experience
• Experience testing safety-critical software to DO-178 or similar standards.
• Real-time embedded software development and test