Service Software QA Engineer 2

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

This position will be responsible for testing service features in the da Vinci Surgical System software and will play a technical role during the development of new Field Service software. This position will be required to write and execute test protocols for functional SW testing using da Vinci hardware. The successful candidate must have relevant technical experience and be detail oriented.

Requirements

Experience testing embedded software at unit, integration or system level is required
Strong Engineering/SQA/Software Test background
Interested in working in a fast-paced environment providing solutions throughout the entire product lifecycle
Hands-on engineering experience with a proven ability to work well in a team environment
Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral)
A real excitement to learn and get to the bottom of tough technical problems
Experience writing and understanding technical specifications
Strong intuition for, and interest in, designing software for testability
Must demonstrate proficiency in Windows O/S and in all Microsoft Office applications
Must possess strong attention-to-detail, individual initiative, sense of ownership, and organizational skills
Must be a self-starter and capable of working effectively with little supervision and be capable of identifying and driving individual projects
Minimum BS required (EE or CS preferred)
Minimum 3 years of software testing experience

Nice To Haves

Experience with documentation control systems; prefer Agile/ACCS
Experience with requirement management software; prefer Polarion ALM
Experience debugging software and performing reviews of test automation and application code
Experience working in Linux operating system environment

Responsibilities

Support the development of design requirements; participate in the creation/review of formal design documentation
Design, develop, and execute test protocols for verification and validation of field service software
Complete documentation for test protocols, results, and reports
Run software evaluation labs to assess software features and diagnostic tools during the development phase
Keep detailed notes of testing activity to document user experience and feature performance
Provide feedback to development teams to guide feature design
Log issues found within the issue tracking system; work with software and cross-functional teams to debug
Learn the elements of the SW build process to effectively execute, monitor, and troubleshoot builds as necessary
Ability to work with complex hardware systems and understand the communication between hardware and software