Hitachi Energy · 1 month ago
Quality Assurance Engineer I or II (MAD-BS-OR)
(HTA) NCP (Hillsboro, OR)
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$88K/yr - $120K/yr
5+ years expHitachi High-Tech America, Inc. is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer I or II to join their Metrology and Analysis Systems Division. The role involves writing and executing test cases, overseeing software quality, and providing customer support for their product lines.
EnergyManufacturing
Responsibilities
Verification and certification of software products
Writing and executing test cases for the software developed by MAD
Provide first line support to customer on HTA’s product line
Oversee the quality of the software through test execution
Oversee the quality of the process through ensuring that all artifacts are produced based on quality standards
Provide first line support to customer on Hitachi High-Tech America’s (HTA’s) product line
Develop manual (functional) testing processes to ensure defect-free software throughout entire lifecycle and execute automated test cases to perform regression testing on builds of Hitachi’s hiRecipe (software application that distributes data across Hitachi’s CD-SEMs), hi-Frame (a service-oriented software platform for the semiconductor domain that provides a single source of connectivity to CD-SEMs and their functions), and Result Viewer (statistical analysis application built on top of hi-Frame application for viewing and analyzing metrology data from CD-SEMs)
Write traceability matrices to link test cases to use cases, and execute functional tests based on each iteration of the traceability matrix by gathering and analyzing all primary requirements of hiRecipe, hi-Frame, and Result Viewer software, including Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Requirement Document (FSD), and Technical Requirement Document (TSD)
Identify and analyze causes for abnormal measurement values on CD-SEM software, test software for all upgrades, and ensure compatibility of new releases of software with new versions of test tools for functional, negative, regression, performance, load, and sanity test cases
Execute complete round of functional testing by reviewing all test documentation (test plan/test cases/test scenarios), conducting smoke testing to ensure stability of code for detailed testing, testing all modules of application (from highest priority to lowest priority test cases) using white box or black box methods, conduct system testing after individual modules have tested, and conducting regression testing to find additional bugs/defects introduced while fixing other bugs/defects
Write and execute integrated automated test cases using JUnit framework, catch bugs and prevent errors to improve quality software attributes of processes, write and execute automated Unit tests, API tests, GUI tests, functional tests, and regression tests, design test automation framework that supports automated testing for the long run, and develop an execution plan, including select which environments (OS, browser, and varied hardware configurations) the scripts will be executed in
Develop and document use case models to define step-by-step interactions between roles and systems to achieve a goal, and develop and document test cases to ensure that system performs as designed, while successfully meeting users’ needs
Prepare training documentation for Field Engineers with information on skills, processes, and other information necessary to perform QA tasks, prepare technical communication documents (including instruction manuals) for system users to ensure product consistency and quality and to provide contingencies responses and problem solutions, and create customer presentations to demonstrate end client functional use of software
Review technical documents with design team, QA team, and Hitachi High-Tech Corporation in Japan, and run software builds against documents to validate information
Perform software product verification and certification for hiRecipe, hiFrame, Result Viewer, and CD-SEMs by preparing QA environment, servers, and tools for testing, writing manual and automated test cases to cover all possible scenarios, running all manual and automated test cases so that software is bug free, and creating and releasing test reports that include all the defining points of the software application from commencement of testing through certification to guarantee that a system or component complies with its specified requirements and is acceptable for operational use
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
BS Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
Five (5) years of hands-on software testing experience
Five (5) years of manual (functional) testing of enterprise applications and platforms
Five (5) years of recent testing experience on Linux (RHEL/CentOS preferred)
Five (5) years of experience with written automated integration tests using JUnit framework
Three (3) years of experience testing software written using Java, J2EE, Application Server (JBoss preferred), Message Queue, Multi-threading, and Databases
Strong ability to collaborate and work as a team
Ability to work under pressure and with aggressive release timelines (approximately two (2) releases per month)
Ability to work in challenging, small team environment (less than 10 members)
Ability to prioritize and multitask between multiple responsibilities
Must have strong problem-solving skills
Preferred
Experience testing software written in C++ is a plus
Experience working for a start-up company is a plus
Travel to Naka factory in Japan for Quality Assurance review meetings
Company
Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy is a renewable energy company that provides energy consulting services.
10001+ employees
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