Software Test Eng 2 (51757)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Creates detailed software test plans designed to cover both validation and verification of a new or modified software feature.
• Develops automated software test scripts.
• Researches and reports all software anomalies in bug tracking software.
• Researches software issues and communicates them effectively to internal customers.
• Releases standard and emergency software versions.
• Researches parameter and setting updates by interviewing programmers, electrical and mechanical engineers, service, and applications staff, also by running tests on machines using new software features.
• Creates test methods and test plans for testing of firmware. This may include the creation of new software test tools.
• Presents ideas relating to software testing or other issues clearly, using Microsoft Office applications when appropriate.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Experience with a scripting language.
• Comfortable working in Windows and Linux environments.
• Knowledge of common testing methodologies.
• Experience reading technical documentation.
• Experience working with version control.
• Experience in automating a task with a scripting language.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Physics from a four-year college or university is required.
• Minimum of 2-4 years of relevant experience.

Physical Demands

• Sitting frequently.
• Standing occasionally.
• Walking occasionally.
• Bending (neck) frequently.
• Bending (waist) rarely.
• Squatting rarely.
• Twisting (neck) occasionally.
• Twisting (waist) occasionally.
• Climbing rarely.
• Kneeling rarely.
• Crawling rarely.
• Reaching (above shoulder level) occasionally.
• Reaching (below shoulder level) occasionally.
• Hand use duration: repetitive use of hand frequently, power grasping occasionally, fine manipulation occasionally.
• Pushing & pulling frequently.
• Vision required: close vision yes, distance vision yes, color vision yes, peripheral vision yes, depth perception yes, adjust focus yes.
• Adjust focus frequently.
• Lifting requirements: 0-10 lbs. occasionally, 11-25 lbs. occasionally, 26-50 lbs. occasionally, 51-60 lbs. never, 61+ lbs. never.
• Equipment use duration: computer use, including monitor, keyboard, mouse, trackball, touchpad, etc. frequently.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud.
• The work environment is frequently around machining or on the production floor.
• The work environment is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme cold, or extreme heat.
• The work environment is never exposed to risk of electrical shock, hazardous chemicals, fumes or airborne particles, or outside weather conditions, extreme cold, or extreme heat.
• The work environment is never exposed to risk of electrical shock.