Test and Validation Intern
Matrix Design Group LLC · Newburgh, IN · 1 mo ago
Quality AssurancePart-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Company: Matrix designs, manufactures, sells innovative technological products that help keep people safe. Originally focused on underground coal mining, expanded into new industrial markets US and globally.
- Seeking a Test and Validation Engineer Intern for 2027 Summer Internship.
- As a Test Engineer Intern, you will play a crucial role in assisting the team in ensuring the quality and reliability of our products through comprehensive testing and validation processes. You will contribute to the development of high-quality software and hardware solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations.
- This is a paid internship.
- This position works in a team environment at our home office in Newburgh, IN. This is not a remote position.
- This position reports to the Manager of Testing and Validation.
- Duties And Responsibilities: list many bullet points.
- Qualifications & Competencies: includes Employment Eligibility & Verification, pursuing a bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related technical field, experience using common lab tools, experience in mechanical and electrical fixturing and basic drawing, proficiency in using testing tools and frameworks for both manual and automated testing, experience with programming languages (Python, Java, C++) to develop and maintain test scripts, familiarity with version control systems, CI/CD practices, excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, effective communication skills, ability to multitask and time management.
- Working Conditions: climate-controlled lab setting.
- Physical Requirements: occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, or crouch. May need to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Physical Demands: described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
We need to decide sections.
We have:
- About the role: could include description of company, role overview, location, reporting, paid internship, not remote.
- Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Requirements: maybe eligibility, degree pursuit, etc.
- Qualifications: maybe similar to requirements? The posting has "Qualifications & Competencies". Could treat as Qualifications.
- Skills: maybe list of specific skills: lab tools, programming languages, testing tools, version control, CI/CD, problem solving, communication, multitasking.
- Benefits: only mention "paid internship". No other benefits like health, etc. Should we include Benefits section? The instruction: only include if posting actually states them. It says "This is a paid internship." That's a benefit (pay). But we also have Pay section separate. Benefits could include other things like maybe none. Since only paid internship is mentioned, we could put that under Pay rather than Benefits. Benefits section could be omitted if no specific benefits like health, retirement, etc. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." Pay is stated (paid internship) but no amount. However they said never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD". If we put Pay section but no specific amount, that would be placeholder. So we should not create Pay section unless we have specific pay info. Since only "paid internship" without amount, that's vague but still states it's paid. Is that considered filler? It's not a specific amount, but it's a statement that it's paid. The instruction says avoid filler like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD". "Paid internship" is not exactly those, but it's still vague. However they said "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state it's a paid internship, so we could include Pay section with that statement. But we must avoid filler text like "not specified". "Paid internship" is not filler; it's a statement. So we could include Pay section with
This is a paid internship.
. That seems okay. Schedule: Not mentioned (no schedule like full-time, hours). So omit Schedule. Benefits: Could include "paid internship" as benefit? But we already used Pay. Could also include other benefits like maybe none. So omit Benefits. Now sections: - About the role: include company description, role overview, location (Newburgh, IN), reporting to Manager of Testing and Validation, paid internship, not remote, 2027 Summer Internship. - Responsibilities: list bullet points from Duties And Responsibilities. - Requirements: maybe include Employment Eligibility & Verification, pursuing a bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related technical field. Also maybe physical requirements? Those could be under Working Conditions/Physical Requirements but could be part of Requirements? Might be better to have a separate section for Working Conditions/Physical Requirements but not in allowed headings. Allowed headings are limited to those list. We could put physical requirements under Requirements or Qualifications? Probably under Requirements (since they are requirements). However the posting has "Working Conditions" and "Physical Requirements". We could incorporate them into Requirements section as bullet points. - Qualifications: maybe list of qualifications like experience with lab tools, programming languages, testing tools, version control, CI/CD, problem solving, communication, multitasking, attention to detail. - Skills: maybe overlapping with Qualifications. But we need to avoid duplication. Could treat Qualifications as education/eligibility, Skills as technical skills. Let's decide: Qualifications: Education (pursuing bachelor's degree), Employment eligibility. Skills: Experience with lab tools (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzer, NI LabView, NI DAQ, DMM), experience in mechanical/electrical fixturing and basic drawing, proficiency with testing tools/frameworks manual/automated, experience with programming languages (Python, Java, C++) to develop test scripts, familiarity with version control, CI/CD, excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, effective communication, ability to multitask and time management. We could also include "Creative and out-of-the-box thinker." under Skills. Now Responsibilities: list all duties. We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract duties list: From "Duties And Responsibilities" paragraph: - Participate in training to gain proficiency with lab tools and testing procedures; training materials and resources will be provided. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and specifications. - Assist the team with developing a comprehensive testing framework and define testing parameters based on input from the product design team. - Implement the testing framework to monitor the process, document the results, and take steps to troubleshoot. - Aid in the development of test environments and test cases for all mechanical and electrical systems. - Monitor safety measures and standards through the production stages. - Provide feedback to improve the tested products. - Conduct data analysis from test results, detect issues, and track root causes. - Assist in building automated testing systems for regular testing of our products. - Identify test scenarios, test cases, and test data to cover all aspects of product functionality and use cases. - Perform various types of testing, including functional, regression, performance, usability, compatibility, and security testing. - Utilize automated testing tools and frameworks to increase efficiency and repeatability of tests. - Report and track defects in a detailed manner using designated bug tracking. - Collaborate with the development team to implement and maintain integration tests and continuous integration pipelines. - Create and maintain clear and detailed documentation for test plans, test cases, test results, and testing processes. - Generate testing reports to communicate testing progress, results, and issues to relevant stakeholders. - Work closely with software and hardware engineers, product managers, and other team members to ensure effective communication and understanding of project requirements. - Participate in design reviews and provide feedback from a testing perspective to identify potential issues early in the development process. - Identify opportunities for process improvements and suggest enhancements to optimize testing procedures and outcomes. - Creative and out-of-the-box thinker. (This seems like a skill but appears at end of duties; we could treat as skill.) Now Qualifications & Competencies bullet list: - Employment Eligibility & Verification: All applicants must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of the I-9 form, as required by federal law. Additionally, candidates will be required to undergo an employment verification process before beginning work. Please note that we do not offer sponsorship for work authorization (e.g., H-1B, TN, or other visas) at this time. - Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field. - Experience using common lab tools, such as Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzer, NI LabView, NI DAQ, and Digital Multi-Meters (DMMS). - Experience in mechanical and electrical fixturing and basic drawing. - Proficiency in using testing tools and frameworks for both manual and automated testing. - Experience with programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C++) to develop and maintain test scripts. - Familiarity with version control systems, continuous integration, and continuous deployment practices. - Excellent problem-solving skills and a keen attention to detail. - Effective communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and convey testing results. - Ability to multitask and excellent time management skills. Working Conditions: - This position will be working in a climate-controlled lab setting. Physical Requirements: - The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, or crouch. - The employee may need to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. - Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. - Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. We need to incorporate physical requirements somewhere. Could be under Requirements or Qualifications. Probably under Requirements as they are job requirements. Now we need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must not include boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting didn't have those explicitly except maybe the eligibility verification which is substantive (work eligibility). We keep that. Now produce HTML fragment. We'll have:About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... each duty
Requirements
- ... eligibility, degree pursuit, physical requirements, maybe climate-controlled lab? Actually climate-controlled lab is working condition; could be under Requirements as well.
Qualifications
... maybe short paragraph? But we have list of qualifications; could use
- as well.
But we need to avoid too many thin sections. Could combine Qualifications and Skills into one section? But we have headings for both. We could decide to have Qualifications include education and eligibility, and Skills include technical skills. That seems reasonable.
Thus:
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Employment eligibility: must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States; contingent upon successful completion of I-9 form; employment verification required; no sponsorship for work authorization (e.g., H-1B, TN, or other visas) at this time.
- Experience using common lab tools: oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzer, NI LabView,