Staff Software Test Engineer

Mainspring Energy•Menlo Park, CA

3d•$140,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Do you enjoy diving into new development and formulating a testing approach in areas like embedded systems, networking, IoT with real time operating systems, emulators, and controls? We combine this technology with our company vision of building a new category of power that is affordable, reliable, and targeting a net-zero carbon grid. This cornucopia of science and technology will be your daily career at Mainspring. This is an opportunity for you to join a world-class engineering team: to develop and execute test plans, build and run automation, and ensure the quality of our products. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing engineering team. You will have significant influence over the quality of the product, engage with developers to understand new features and technologies, and create innovative testing solutions within tight requirements to solve complex scenarios with multiple components.

Nice To Haves

Experience testing in embedded systems, networking, IoT with real time operating systems, and controls
Experience with automation using Python, bash, and C++
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible
Have used common test tools like Jira, Xray, GitLab, or similar
Demonstrated experience in test planning, test execution, and automation in quality assurance

Responsibilities

Develop test plans, test cases, and traceability matrices
Test system design, build automation, and software development
Write technical test approaches, failure analysis, risk mitigation, and maintaining tests
Debug and diagnose issues found in testing and supporting other teams
Ensure comprehensive test coverage and risk analysis