IT Quality/Test Engineer Job

IT Quality/Test Engineer
Contract
Mossville, IL Onsite

Must have :Automation, DevOps, GitHub, Linux, Playwright, Python

Required Education
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or software development discipline (required)
• Years of experience: 8–10 years
• Acceptable alternatives:
o Associate's degree + 12 years of experience
o Master's degree + 6 years of experience
• Internships accepted as job experience

Required Skills
• Python test automation
• Linux
• GitHub
• GitHub Copilot
• Automated test frameworks
• Technical writing

Soft Skills (Required):
• Creativity
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Analytical and problem-solving ability
• Team player
• Detail-oriented
• Troubleshooting
• Attention to detail

Technical (Desired):
• Playwright (UI testing and machine vision pipelines)
• GStreamer
• DevOps
Soft Skills (Desired):
• Conflict resolution
• Emotional Intelligence
Top 3 Skills (per hiring manager):
• Technical writing
• Automated test frameworks
• Clear communication

Job Description
• Main function is to research and test the design, functionality, and maintenance of products, equipment, and systems
• Work directly with a software development team
• Focus on mostly SIL (Software-in-the-Loop) and some HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) software testing and automation
• Review software feature requirements and define test cases to check conformance with acceptance criteria
• Perform testing and document test results
• Develop automated test scripts
• Provide feedback to the development team on test results and how to design software for testability
• Work with the development team to understand requirements
• Attend team daily standups
• Test software and document results
• Develop automated test scripts
• Attend story and feature refinement meetings
• Discuss software design choices with the Software Architect
• Daily interaction with development and systems team members to understand requirements, review test results, and provide input on design direction
• Test case definition and documentation
• Feedback to development team on test results and how to design software for testability
• Addition to help the development team with automated testing
• Team is responsible for developing an Operator Monitoring System with focus on Operator safety features
• QA engineer will work directly with a software team of ~10 people to deliver high-quality software on challenging timelines