Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Arrow Electronics•Framingham, MA

2d•$87,400 - $140,800•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team. This role involves analyzing product architecture, designing hardware-to-software integration, and integrating the build process for Bluetooth and wireless speakers and headphones. You will be responsible for designing and implementing a robust automation framework from scratch for Mobile and Embedded Devices, including cross-platform compatibility, OTA firmware upgrades, real-time data collection, and parallel test execution. You will develop and enhance a Python Framework and test algorithms using Appium, XCode, and custom APIs, integrating with Jira and TestRail. Key areas of focus include low-power modes, OTA updates, audio profiles and quality, fast pairing, noise reduction, spatial audio, and voice assistant support. You will actively participate in architecture and design discussions, automate advanced features, and work on improving firmware development and release processes. Collaboration with software developers and engineers is essential to ensure code quality and adherence to processes. You will also build and automate test result reports and review validation plans and test cases. This role requires deriving Decision Analysis Reports, enhancing existing automation frameworks with AI tools, and interfacing with clients and offshore teams for technical queries and solutions. Additionally, you will be involved in test failure troubleshooting, documentation, client communication, status reporting, and resource planning. Extensive collaboration with Product Engineering, QA, and support teams is expected to deliver a solid automated platform. Experience with Agile methodologies (Jira, Scrum) and advanced Bluetooth features is required.

Requirements

Typically requires a 4 year degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.
Experienced at working effectively with a daily scrum master to lead agile teams using JIRA.
Gained knowledge for Advanced Bluetooth features like: Multi-Stream, Multi Point, Audio Codec, BLE, Faster encryption, Random Resolvable Media access control address.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience in own discipline and may still be acquiring higher level knowledge and skills.
Builds knowledge of the organization, processes and customers, solves a range of straightforward problems, and analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures.
Extensive knowledge and experience in own discipline, possesses strong knowledge of the organization, processes and customers, solves a range of complex problems, and analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures.

Responsibilities

Analyze existing product architecture, design hardware-to-software integration, and embedded software components integration.
Integrate the build process for existing and new product families of Bluetooth and wireless speakers and headphones.
Design a robust automation framework for Mobile and Embedded Devices from scratch.
Develop and enhance a Python Framework and test algorithms with Appium, XCode, and Custom Embedded device communication APIs.
Integrate with Jira and TestRail.
Automate advanced features/components, including inter-component and inter-module communication, using the Continuous Integration infrastructure tool – Jenkins.
Analyze the needs of stakeholders and set up new deployment tools and infrastructures.
Work on ways to automate and improve Firmware development and release processes.
Test and examine developer-written code and analyze results for various Platforms.
Collaborate with software developers and engineers to ensure that the code development follows established processes and works as intended.
Build and automate test result reports for Bluetooth Audio Devices.
Identify acceptance criteria for code paths and features, and develop Unit Tests.
Review validation plans, Test Cases, Test procedures, and automation scripts for wireless speakers & headphones.
Derive DAR (Decision Analysis Reports) and comparisons using the feasibility studies conducted, to ATG (Advanced Technical Group) for the final decision.
Enhance the Existing Automation frameworks for code coverage, coding standards, and Coding Review processes by integrating Artificial Intelligence Tools in Python Frameworks.
Interface with the client and offshore team for technical queries and solutions.
Test failure troubleshooting, and test automation documentation.
Client Communication, Weekly Status Reports, Monthly Data Preparation, and Review Processes.
Resource planning, task allocation, schedule tracking, and monitoring of project deliveries.
Extensively collaborate with Product engineering, QA, and support teams to deliver a solid automated platform.
Lead agile teams using JIRA.
Managed client communications, billing oversight, and resource planning, ensuring precise customer invoicing, resource allocation, project scheduling, and aligning development efforts with Agile methodologies (Jira, Scrum), while tracking progress through weekly status reports and monthly data reviews.