netPolarity, Inc. (Saicon Consultants, Inc.) ยท 12 hours ago
Engineering Technician
Austin, TX
Contract
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$30/hr - $32/hrnetPolarity, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Lab Technician to join their team in Austin, TX. The role involves benchmarking user experience criteria of products using automation tools and manual testing methods, along with diagnosing and resolving issues in collaboration with other engineering teams.
DeliveryHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyStaffing Agency
Hiring Manager
Amit Bundele
Responsibilities
Participate in a team of engineers to benchmark user experience criteria of leading-edge products using proprietary automation tools and manual testing methods. This test engineer will work with internal Engineers, program management, product management and software development to deliver results on time. This highly motivated team member will quickly diagnose any issues and resolve them or bring the issues to the attention of the lead engineer or software development team in order to maintain an overall test schedule
Technical Capabilities:
HW setup and configuration
Ability to connect/configure desktop/laptop/tablet PC peripherals according to test plan requirements (e.g. external monitors, keyboard, mouse, Bluetooth headset, dock, etc.)
Software installation, updates
Ability to install an operating system, BIOS, driver updates and identify version information
Basic PC issue triage
Ability to identify common PC issues (e.g., blue screens, hangs, etc.) and work with issue tracking systems to record issues, search for other instances of similar failure mechanisms, and apply workarounds (e.g. load specific driver version, apply OS update
SW Skill set
Fluent in scripting (Python), programming language (C/C++)
Able to write Unit test for UI or a state machine program
Understand object-oriented technology, program modularity, reusability, pluggability
Experience in SW development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Kanban/Scrum framework)
Test plan execution and optimization for efficiency
Ability to read a test plan definition and optimize test execution (e.g., peripheral configurations and required changes, operator time for deploying required software updates, charging/discharging time for battery life tests, consider run time of specific applications/measurements, etc.)
Ability to execute a manual test plan script (e.g. boot system, run a batch file, open chrome/browse website list) and report subjective user experience criteria (e.g. perceived fan noise, system touch temperature, snappy vs sluggish responsiveness)
Leadership Capabilities:
Effective with executive communication and building respect
Works cross-functionally across groups to quickly resolve issues that arise from testing
Qualification
Required
Familiar w/ Windows, SW installation: OS, Driver, BIOS
Basic PC issue triage/debug
SW: Fluent in scripting (Python), Object Oriented, modular
BS Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
Strong analysis and problem-solving skills
Team player with good communication skills
HW setup and configuration
Ability to connect/configure desktop/laptop/tablet PC peripherals according to test plan requirements (e.g. external monitors, keyboard, mouse, Bluetooth headset, dock, etc.)
Software installation, updates
Ability to install an operating system, BIOS, driver updates and identify version information
Basic PC issue triage
Ability to identify common PC issues (e.g., blue screens, hangs, etc.) and work with issue tracking systems to record issues, search for other instances of similar failure mechanisms, and apply workarounds (e.g. load specific driver version, apply OS update)
Fluent in scripting (Python), programming language (C/C++)
Able to write Unit test for UI or a state machine program
Understand object-oriented technology, program modularity, reusability, pluggability
Experience in SW development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Kanban/Scrum framework)
Test plan execution and optimization for efficiency
Ability to read a test plan definition and optimize test execution (e.g., peripheral configurations and required changes, operator time for deploying required software updates, charging/discharging time for battery life tests, consider run time of specific applications/measurements, etc.)
Ability to execute a manual test plan script (e.g. boot system, run a batch file, open chrome/browse website list) and report subjective user experience criteria (e.g. perceived fan noise, system touch temperature, snappy vs sluggish responsiveness)
Effective with executive communication and building respect
Works cross-functionally across groups to quickly resolve issues that arise from testing
Preferred
Prior experience with client PC testing, diagnostic and debug preferred
Prior experience with testing tools and environments, defect tracking and revision control
Prior experience using and managing tasks through a ticketing system such as Jira
Company
netPolarity, Inc. (Saicon Consultants, Inc.)
netPolarity, a subsidiary of Saicon, is a certified Woman and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, a leading full-service workforce solutions provider delivering contingent workforce staffing, payrolling, temp-to-hire and direct-hire services to Fortune 500 companies nationwide.
Founded in 2000
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Haixia Zhang
Chief Executive Officer
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