Mindlance · 1 week ago
Engineering Lab Technician (Computer Systems – Pre-Production)
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$33.33/hr - $33.33/hrMindlance is a company seeking an Engineering Lab Technician to participate in benchmarking user experience criteria for leading-edge products. The role involves collaborating with engineers and product management to diagnose and resolve issues while maintaining a test schedule.
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Responsibilities
Participate in a team of engineers to benchmark user experience criteria of leading-edge products using proprietary automation tools and manual testing methods
Work with internal Engineers, program management, product management and software development to deliver results on time
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
Ability to connect/configure desktop/laptop/tablet PC peripherals according to test plan requirements (e.g. external monitors, keyboard, mouse, Bluetooth headset, dock, etc.)
Ability to install an operating system, BIOS, driver updates and identify version information
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)
Able to write Unit test for UI or a state machine program
Understand object-oriented technology, program modularity, reusability, pluggability
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
Qualification
Required
Familiar w/ Windows, SW installation: OS, Driver, BIOS
Basic PC issue triage/debug
Fluent in scripting (Python)
Object Oriented, modular
HW setup and configuration
Ability to connect/configure desktop/laptop/tablet PC peripherals according to test plan requirements
Ability to install an operating system, BIOS, driver updates and identify version information
Ability to identify common PC issues and work with issue tracking systems to record issues
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)
Ability to read a test plan definition and optimize test execution
Ability to execute a manual test plan script and report subjective user experience criteria
Effective with executive communication and building respect
Works cross-functionally across groups to quickly resolve issues that arise from testing
BS Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
Strong analysis and problem-solving skills
Team player with good communication skills
Preferred
Prior experience with client PC testing, diagnostic and debug
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
Mindlance
Mindlance is a Staffing and Recruiting company which provides multi-vertical staffing services
Founded in 1999
1001-5000 employees
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