Sr Test Automation Engineer I

Job Summary

The Sr Test Automation Engineer 1 engages other engineering groups to analyze the product's HW, FW and SW to understand the system verification and validation (V&V) requirements and procedures to define, create and document SW and HW test solutions to improve and automate the V&V processes. This is done during the development of new products and designs. Constant monitoring of existing tool performance against new requirements is needed to maintain levels of V&V performance with the changes in technologies and the introduction of new system elements.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a leader for the successful development of projects, task, and the resolution of problems
• Proactively approach development tasks
• Design and create test systems for the Starkey product’s platforms
• Collect, research, and document the needs and requirements of new test systems
• Evaluate off the shelf test and automation equipment
• Use SW and database development tools to create test platforms to improve the V&V processes, in addition she/he leads and direct work to develop V&V environments
• Maintain and update existing test systems
• Create periodic test system verification and preventative maintenance plans to ensure test results are accurate and repeatable for test platform systems
• Seek feedback from customers for improvement areas in the systems
• Ensure follow up with corrective actions to fix bugs and deficiencies
• Design and implement calibration procedures and methods for the test
• Analyze implemented and possible new methods to increase accuracy and repeatability
• Participate in the conceptualization and development of mechanical tools that will be used in test and test automation
• Interact with other engineering departments to provide ideas and concepts to develop mechanical tools for testing and automation
• Design, create and test new software tools for the development of Starkey test platforms
• Use requirements and test goals to interact with software engineers to create or modify software tools
• Maintain and improve existing test software tools
• Seek feedback from customers for areas of improvement
• Ensure follow up with corrective actions to fix bugs and deficiencies
• Develop new features and/or create new data sets in the database to support new products
• Test and debug new features and applications
• Create test procedures for test and calibration
• Use proven test methods to create test procedures documentation, work with tech writer to release documents
• Use proven calibration methods to create calibration procedures
• Create reports and documentation for data collected in the tests
• Evaluate and compare the performance of test systems
• Apply statistical analysis to data to determine trends or correlations
• Effectively communicate the problems, trends and correlations discovered during test
• Maintain and improve data collection, retrieving and reporting tool
• Seek feedback from customers for new queries/reports and areas of improvements
• Develop new features/reports
• Document changes and release new revisions, implement into test procedures
• Lead technical staff to complete task and projects
• Interact with other engineers and with technicians to improve and accelerate results
• Create and organize test plans and test flow
• Manage projects and resources on the project to ensure project milestones are met
• Review technician’s work
• Provide trainings to junior test engineers and technicians
• Mentor junior engineers
• Ensure test software is designed and developed in a way that is flexible and reusable
• User interfaces are intuitive and easy to understand and use
• Create test procedures for each new test and updated for existing test procedures

Job Requirements

• Education: Minimum 7 years with B.S. (E.E or C.S) or related experience or 5 years with M.S., or 2 years with PhD
• Experience: 2 to 7 years related experience
• Knowledge / Technical Requirements: Analog /digital Electronics, RF & wireless fundamentals and troubleshooting of related circuits/systems required. Electrical and RF test and measurement equipment required. Good understanding of digital, analog and RF circuits and working experience in measuring devices via computer-controlled test equipment required. Experienced in C# programming for automated electronic testing. Understanding of Wireless Physical Layer and Wireless MAC Layer Protocols desired. Data statistical analysis and statistical process control (Excel and others) Understanding of FCC, ETSI and other wireless standards desired for Sr. Test Automation Engineer I and required for Sr. Test Automation Engineer II.