Management and staff in Kofax’s Quality Assurance job family help the company to assure that its products and technology solutions are designed and built in accordance with company standards and customer requirements.  The position of Associate Engineer is treated as the beginner level position for this job family.

Associate Engineers will be involved in some or all of the following work:

• Developing quality assurance standards, requirements and metrics for all Kofax products and their applications, as well as customer-specific technology solutions
• Identifying, acquiring and using industry best-practice equipment, systems and programs for conducting all product and solutions’ quality assurance testing
• Working with cross-functional partners, such as Core Engineering and Product Management, to proactively evaluate product roadmaps and other innovations; contributing a specialist quality assurance perspective and providing such input and feedback into the development process
• Developing and executing against quality assurance test plans:
  • Developing and maintaining automated test programs and scripts
  • Developing and executing against detailed test procedures and test cases
  • Collaborating with cross-functional partners to resolve problems and identify root causes of potential defects
  • Evaluating and reporting on test execution results
• Working within team and across departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement and maintain quality assurance testing processes and practices; continuously contributing to streamlined, more effective and efficient quality assurance testing
• Contributing, as appropriate, to downstream business activities such as technical publications and other technical communications’ tool development to ensure streamlined and effective end-user use of Kofax software products and their applications
• Through efficient and effective quality assurance testing standards, tools, techniques and execution, helping Core Engineering and other cross-functional partners to maximize the potential  for new or updated releases to be completed on-time, on-target, on-budget and without compromise to quality
• Supporting other internal and external partners/stakeholders/customers, as and when appropriate, in responding to quality assurance testing inquiries and/or other ad hoc needs
• Staying abreast of industry and field developments; remaining current in the latest quality assurance testing technologies and functionalities, as well as ever-evolving needs of customers and their customers

Other Responsibilities:

• Domestic and/or International travel up to 10% is required

Required Skills Required Experience

Candidates for this position should hold the following qualifications, have the following experience, and be able to demonstrate the following competencies to be considered as a suitable applicant. Please note that except where specified as “preferred,” or as a “plus,” all points listed below are considered minimum requirements.

• Bachelor’s Degree (or work toward a Bachelor’s Degree) in Computer Science or related discipline is preferred
• Some previous work experience; however, work experience does not need to be directly related to product development
• Demonstrates aptitude and interest to learn on the job

KOFAX, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F/D/V

• Manage assigned operations activities including manufacturing processes, customer service, administrative staff, etc.
• Manage and oversee regular meetings to develop plans and actions based on the collective input of the management team.
• Oversee all daily manufacturing operations.
• Communicate facility and company goals to all employees on a regular basis.
• Develop a culture that embraces continuous improvement, is client-focused, conducts business in the highest ethical manner and promotes behavior designed to enable each member of the facility the ability to achieve personal and professional satisfaction through their daily activities.
• Responsible for guiding and directing quality control programs to meet and exceed client expectations for accuracy and consistency of marketing collateral and in-store environmental signage.
• In conjunction with site leadership, continually develop and support the long-term strategy for facility to grow its business model.
• Achieve the facility financial targets agreed upon in the budgeting process.
• Achieve the facility safety targets agreed upon in the budgeting process.
• Accurate forecasting of the company's monthly financial performance for assigned departments.
• Comply with all federal, state and local regulatory agency laws and directives.
• Prepare annual operating budgets in coordination per corporate directives and guidelines.
• Assist in preparing an annual capital expenditure recommendations budget per corporate directives and guidelines.
• Annually manage performance evaluation of each person under direct supervision and reviews salary with each as to departmental and personal goals