Quality Assurance Engineer I (Mad-Bs-Or)

Description

POSITION: Quality Assurance Engineer I

DIVISION: Metrology and Analysis Systems Division (MAD)

COMPANY: Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc. (“HTA”)

TRAVEL: Up to 30%

REMOTE WORK: Remote (Restricted) – Within a commutable distance to Hillsboro, OR

EXPECTED PAY RANGE: $82,477 - $113,406 annually
This pay range is for the position’s base pay only. This position may be eligible for other compensation including incentive pay and/or allowances. Candidates will receive additional information during the interview and selection process.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Quality Assurance Engineer (QAE) is responsible for writing traceability matrices to link test cases to use cases. The QAE executes functional (manual) tests during each iteration on traceability matrix. The QAE writes and executes end-to-end (integrated) automated test cases. In general, the QAE will also oversee the quality of the software through test execution, oversee the quality of the process (ensuring that all artifacts are produced based on quality standards), and provide first line support to customers on Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc’s (HTA’s) product lines.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Verification and certification of software products
• Writing and executing test cases for the software developed by MAD
• Provide first line support to customer on HTA’s product line
• Oversee the quality of the software through test execution
• Oversee the quality of the process through ensuring that all artifacts are produced based on quality standards
• Provide first line support to customer on Hitachi High-Tech America’s (HTA’s) product line
• Develop manual (functional) testing processes to ensure defect-free software throughout entire lifecycle and execute automated test cases to perform regression testing on builds of Hitachi’s hiRecipe (software application that distributes data across Hitachi’s CD-SEMs), hi-Frame (a service-oriented software platform for the semiconductor domain that provides a single source of connectivity to CD-SEMs and their functions), and Result Viewer (statistical analysis application built on top of hi-Frame application for viewing and analyzing metrology data from CD-SEMs)
• Write traceability matrices to link test cases to use cases, and execute functional tests based on each iteration of the traceability matrix by gathering and analyzing all primary requirements of hiRecipe, hi-Frame, and Result Viewer software, including Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Requirement Document (FSD), and Technical Requirement Document (TSD)
• Identify and analyze causes for abnormal measurement values on CD-SEM software, test software for all upgrades, and ensure compatibility of new releases of software with new versions of test tools for functional, negative, regression, performance, load, and sanity test cases
• Execute complete round of functional testing by reviewing all test documentation (test plan/test cases/test scenarios), conducting smoke testing to ensure stability of code for detailed testing, testing all modules of application (from highest priority to lowest priority test cases) using white box or black box methods, conduct system testing after individual modules have tested, and conducting regression testing to find additional bugs/defects introduced while fixing other bugs/defects
• Write and execute integrated automated test cases using JUnit framework, catch bugs and prevent errors to improve quality software attributes of processes, write and execute automated Unit tests, API tests, GUI tests, functional tests, and regression tests, design test automation framework that supports automated testing for the long run, and develop an execution plan, including select which environments (OS, browser, and varied hardware configurations) the scripts will be executed in
• Develop and document use case models to define step-by-step interactions between roles and systems to achieve a goal, and develop and document test cases to ensure that system performs as designed, while successfully meeting users’ needs
• Prepare training documentation for Field Engineers with information on skills, processes, and other information necessary to perform QA tasks, prepare technical communication documents (including instruction manuals) for system users to ensure product consistency and quality and to provide contingencies responses and problem solutions, and create customer presentations to demonstrate end client functional use of software
• Review technical documents with design team, QA team, and Hitachi High-Tech Corporation in Japan, and run software builds against documents to validate information
• Perform software product verification and certification for hiRecipe, hiFrame, Result Viewer, and CD-SEMs by preparing QA environment, servers, and tools for testing, writing manual and automated test cases to cover all possible scenarios, running all manual and automated test cases so that software is bug free, and creating and releasing test reports that include all the defining points of the software application from commencement of testing through certification to guarantee that a system or component complies with its specified requirements and is acceptable for operational use.
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION, LICENSES, and/or CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• BS Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience

EXPERIENCE and TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Five (5) years of hands-on software testing experience
• Five (5) years of manual (functional) testing of enterprise applications and platforms
• Five (5) years of recent testing experience on Linux (RHEL/CentOS preferred)
• Five (5) years of experience with written automated integration tests using JUnit framework
• Three (3) years of experience testing software written using Java, J2EE, Application Server (JBoss preferred), Message Queue, Multi-threading, and Databases
• Experience testing software written in C++ is a plus
• Experience working for a start-up company is a plus
• Travel to Naka factory in Japan for Quality Assurance review meetings
• Up to 30% domestic and/or international travel

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to work under pressure and with aggressive release timelines (approximately two (2) releases per month)
• Ability to work in challenging, small team environment (less than 10 members)
• Ability to prioritize and multitask between multiple responsibilities
• Must have strong problem-solving skills

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to HTA-AccommodationRequests@hitachi-hightech.com