MTS II, Software (SDET)

Panasonic•Irvine, CA

About The Position

Panasonic Avionics Corporation is hiring an SDET II to support testing of complex software and hardware systems. The role supports test strategy, planning, environments, and reporting across manual and automated testing. It develops and maintains automated functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end tests, supplements automation with manual tests, and helps transition testing into a CI/CD environment. The position involves integrating and maintaining hardware and software test environments, including test racks, and working at test racks in a lab environment. The SDET executes tests, validates results, triages issues, documents findings, collaborates with development and test teams on root-cause analysis and corrective actions, and reproduces, debugs, isolates, and reports issues while verifying fixes. Panasonic Avionics develops inflight entertainment and connectivity products. Its Irvine headquarters offers amenities for onsite and hybrid employees. The stated hourly wage range is $39.42–$66.35; actual compensation may vary based on knowledge, skills, experience, and location. The role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years of work experience.
Demonstrated programming skills focused on automated test scripting on Linux; tools may include Python/Pytest, Selenium, Expect, Appium, Postman, shell scripting, HTML, and JavaScript.
Good understanding of Unix/Linux operating system environments and familiarity with system administrator capabilities and Linux shell scripting.
Knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB) and languages.
Good understanding of computer networks and embedded systems.
Familiarity with DevOps CI/CD pipelines and GitLab.
Familiarity with virtualization, containerization, and Docker containers.
Understanding of software testing methodologies, including functional and non-functional testing, and techniques such as grey-box, black-box, regression, and stress testing.
Familiarity with software development tools such as GitLab and Jira.
Familiarity with Waterfall and Agile/Scrum development methodologies and environments.
Self-motivated and self-driven.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills.
Strong attention to detail and documentation.
Willingness to learn new technologies, skills, and processes.

Nice To Haves

Ability to understand system-level wiring diagrams and hardware interfaces.

Responsibilities

Support development of test strategies, test plans, test environments, and reports for manual or automated testing.
Define automation strategies and cases for functional, regression, and system testing of complex software and hardware systems.
Review requirements for testability and define test data and manual and automated test strategies, with an automation-first mindset.
Develop, enhance, and deploy automated functional, integration, and system end-to-end tests through automation test frameworks.
Develop manual tests to supplement automated tests.
Integrate and maintain hardware and software test environments, including test racks.
Execute test cases, plans, scenarios, and scripts; validate results and provide first-tier triage for issues found during test execution.
Document test results and issues, and generate test reports.
Collaborate with Test and Development teams on root-cause analysis and corrective actions for issues found during testing.
Reproduce, debug, isolate, and report issues, and verify fixes.
Evaluate and convert manual test cases into automated test cases.
Work with Development and Test teams to transform testing into a CI/CD environment.

Benefits

Flexible paid time off for exempt salaried employees; non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days, 7 sick days, and 3 personal days per year, with accrual increasing with tenure.
11 company-paid holidays per year; U.S. corporate offices also close between Christmas and New Year.
Additional compensation for operational positions expected to work on holidays.
Medical insurance options through Aetna and Kaiser (California and Hawaii).
Dental PPO and DMO options and vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
Wellbeing programs, including a Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition support, neurodiversity support, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources; eligibility varies.
401(k) with a 50% match on up to 8% contribution, fully vested from day one.
Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses.
Washington residents are eligible for Washington’s Family and Medical Leave program and Paid Sick Leave program.
The role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.