QA Test Engineer - KS

Aechelon Technology•Overland Park, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Aechelon Technology, Inc. is seeking a QA Test Engineer to support its Software, Database, and Systems Engineering teams. The role involves testing the proprietary Image Generator (pc-Nova) by creating automated tests via scripts, maintaining the proprietary test system and test lab system at the Kansas location. The test system is designed to ensure pc-Nova performs at high framerates on high-end hardware. This position requires Python programming expertise for maintaining and building new test features. The role is 5 days per week in-office at the Kansas location and requires US citizenship due to data access restrictions.

Requirements

BA/BS in Computer Science OR equivalent work experience
Experience with testing 3D graphics applications and/or content creation tools
Significant experience with testing 3D graphics applications and/or content creation tools
Solid understanding of 3D graphics concepts
Good eye that can notice both technical and aesthetic problems with software
Experience with writing automated tests
Strong experience using command prompts (DOS, bash, etc)
Experience with project management for software using Jira (or similar)
Detail oriented with strong organizational and communication skills and tenacity to follow through
Eligibility to work with export-controlled technology
United States citizenship required

Nice To Haves

Video Game / 3D graphics testing experience
Experience with flight simulation software
Experience with VR or MR headset configuration/testing
Experience with creating image diff tests
Experience with Jira, Perforce, Visual Studio, Jenkins, Bash, GitHub
Experience writing technical documentation
Basic knowledge of 3D modeling, GIS, Geospatial or Geotypical content creation

Responsibilities

Maintain the QA test lab to ensure all test systems are operational to support the testing by Kansas-based engineers
Work with platform team to either upgrade or order new test systems (HW, FW & SW) as needed by Kansas-based engineers
Work with Kansas-based engineers to reproduce issues in the lab
Maintain the proprietary Python code for our automated test system
Maintain + expand our Jenkins scripting to improve our automated test suite
Create new automation scripts for complex testing requirements (stress tests, performance tests, special features, etc)
Create and maintain an image diffing test suite
Develop test plans and design automated tests using our proprietary test system
Perform manual testing on new features for software releases when needed
Communicate with other team members across time zones
Be a resource for others to learn from about how to use our test system
Help to document our test system for internal and external users