Location: 5 days onsite in Santa Cruz, California
Contract: 12 months
Job Description
We are seeking a Quality Engineer to enhance in-vehicle driver experiences for our Client's mobile delivery app. The ideal candidate is passionate about high-quality mobile apps and integrated automotive software. They should enjoy on-road/in-vehicle testing for feature validation and real-world package deliveries using our electric test vans. Key responsibilities include validating Android Mobile and Automotive software in lab and on-road settings, performing manual test case regression (70%) in Santa Cruz, CA, and release regression/feature testing (30%) in Bay Area test vans, executing test cases, logging bugs, and collaborating with QA and Dev teams. The candidate will lead testing projects, develop test plans, and create test reports. Experience with Grey Box testing, multi-tier architectures, and working with Product Management, UX Design, and Development teams is essential.
Responsibilities:
* Evaluate product functionality and create test strategies and execute test cases to assess product quality.
* Lead the testing of large-scale systems, create test plans, test cases, and drive continuous improvements to the quality assurance processes
* Provide detailed bug reports and debug across multi tiered test and production environment
* Communicate with engineering teams, partnering technical teams to gather requirements, and with management to provide regular detailed status reports on project progress
* Provide test summary reports that communicate key quality indicators, risks, and mitigations to leadership
* Estimate and communicate project timelines
* Engage with a team of quality engineering professionals to ensure the highest quality product delivery
* Work across timezones with offshore resources
Requirements:
* Experience in manual testing
* Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent work experience
* 4+ year of experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer
* 2+ years experience in a test or development lead role as part of a product development organization developing test methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases, and debugging
* Experience working with prototypes and maintaining multiple build test and configuration setups
* Experience testing Bluetooth/BLE technologies
* Experience in cross-team cooperation (Internal and External)
* Strong communication skills both verbal and written
* Knowledge of QA methodology and tools
* Infotainment or automotive software test experience
* Valid US drivers license to support in vehicle "on-road" testing
* Able to perform package deliveries over a 8-10 hour period in both Ride-A-Longs with a Delivery Associate and able to operate a Delivery Vehicle independently
* Candidate must complete Motor Vehicle Report, Criminal Background Check, and Drug Test to support in vehicle "on-road" testing
* 10% travel potentially required to test vehicles at test tracks
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