PC Test Engineer (Mountain View, CA)

Our Customer is a Silicon Valley-based company that is engaged in researching emerging technologies.

We are seeking a contract PC Test Engineer to perform end-to-end testing of a product or feature, including requirement and design analysis, test case creation & review, manual test execution, and developing automation tests for PC (Windows), focusing on UEFI-based BIOS. This role is on-site in Mountain View, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Create Test cases with good coverage and clear and concise writing
• Understand project/features through limited documentation and able to ask quality questions to understand the bigger picture, and design a test case covering E2E
• Design, develop, and maintain automation test tools
• Collaborate with onsite and overseas cross-functional teams during the project life cycle for requirement gathering, design analysis, issue debugging, and fix validation
• Drive the overall quality of the project, assess, report product quality risks, and ensure quality deliverables
• Analyze quality metrics, identify areas of improvement, and implement innovative ideas to enhance the product quality

Skills and Qualifications:

• Master's in Computer Science or equivalent
• 3+ years’ experience in UEFI-based BIOS Validations
• Experience with debugging tools and techniques – UART, JTAG Debug, and Windbg
• Basic programming knowledge in Python and writing scripts
• Good understanding of System Validation / Platform validation on Windows OS Platforms with focus on UEFI-based BIOS and firmware updates
• Experience testing Secure boot, anti-roll back/rollback prevention, self-heal and data secure protection is plus
• Excellent understanding of QA processes and methodologies
• Ability to work on multiple simultaneous projects /initiatives
• Customer-centric: Anybody you interact with can be considered a customer.
• Deep-diver: Curious about everything and insists on understanding the big picture.
• Quality advocate: Maintain high standards when it comes to product quality.
• Innovator: Constantly on the lookout for improving what is done.
• Proactive: self-starter with a keen eye for details, with focus on end-user experiences and ability to go above and beyond to ensure a high-quality release in a fast-paced and changing environment

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.