Test Analyst - IT Electronic Systems

1 year plus contract for a QA systems Test Analyst with HPQC experience, CaliberDM is a plus.  Experience testing electronic systems, demand and response systems, electronics testing experience required.  Any utility or energy industry experience is a plus.  The RDR Test Analyst supports the Direct Load Control (DLC) Switch project. The RDR Test Analyst may support various phases of the project and work cross-functionally across sub-work streams, as required. This position will apply the methods, techniques and technologies that address load control switch hardware, and radio mesh Technology - as they apply to testing. Effective communication and coordinating testing is key.

This position provides a wide array of daily, weekly, and ad-hoc tasks. The RDR Test Analyst is responsible for understanding and following the established standards and practices of NGDR Test Engineering.

Duties include: 

• Participate in requirements definition, test planning, and test set design. 
• Define test scenarios
• Setup test conditions to ensure thorough testing
• Write Test Cases and detailed test steps based upon requirements
• Participate in the test case Peer Review process
• Provide validation and traceability that stated requirements and specifications are validated in tests and test results.
• Execute tests
• Analyze and report test failures to appropriate level of detail for defect submission and test results remediation
• Enter defects into the defect management system
• Verify resolution of resolved defects and participate in root cause analysis of reported defects
• Participate in documentation and test procedure reviews.  Retain and maintain all test records, logs and certificate documents
• Interpret and present test results/metrics in an effective manner

5% Test Planning, test scenarios, analysis

15%  Requirements Development

30%  Write test inventories, test cases, test steps

25%  Test Execution

25% Report test failures to appropriate level of detail for defect submission

Key general skills needed:

• Good communication and writing skills.
• Ability to work on a project team collaboratively
• Degree from a technical college or 4-year college/university with 2 years' experience, or 7-9 years' experience.

Key test engineering skills needed:

• Working knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and quality principles
• Demonstrated system test experience
• Ability to write and execute test cases in the knowledge domain for this assignment (hardware, firmware, software, etc. as appropriate)
• Ability to understand basic functional and technical requirements
• Ability to elaborate business requirements into detailed, viable hardware/firmware/software requirements as appropriate
• Ability to develop test scripts/scenarios/test cases
• Understanding of Unit, Functional, System, Performance testing and the tools utilized

Key RDR skills needed:

• Take physical and electrical/electronic requirements and ensure that they can be validated, tested, or verified.
• Understanding of radio mesh technology

Key SW skills (if needed for assignment):

• Familiarity with system architecture and database analysis
• Familiarity with the tools (CaliberRM and HPQC)
• Experience on complex projects
• Experience with software and hardware test fixtures
• Electric utility project experience
• CMMI and SDLC methodologies
• Familiarity with NIST and related interoperability standards

Local Candidates preferred. All candidates must work onsite, and be abel to work W-2 hourly only.  No corp. to corp. allowed.