Senior Infotainment Software Dev QA Engineer

Company: General Motors
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

About GM
There's never been a more exciting time to work for General Motors.

To achieve our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, we need people to join us who are passionate about creating safer, better and more sustainable ways for people to get around. This bold vision won't happen overnight, but just as we transformed how the world moved in the last century, we are committed to transforming how we move today and in the future.

Why Work for Us
Our culture is focused on building inclusive teams, where differences and unique perspectives are embraced so you can contribute to your fullest potential as you pursue your career. Our locations feature a variety of work environments, including open work spaces and virtual connection platforms to inspire productivity and flexible collaboration. And we are proud to support our employees volunteer interests, and make it a priority to join together in efforts that give back to our communities.

Job Description
The Senior Software Development QA Engineer will be an important member of our software group in Sunnyvale, which is part of the larger GM Global Engineering team. The QA engineer will be responsible for defining, implementing, executing, and maintaining test plans and test cases to ensure the software will be delivered with high quality. The engineer will work closely with development engineers, requirement engineers and program managers during the entire product lifecycle. The QA engineer reviews requirement specifications and design documents, to better understand the features for the efficient design of suitable test cases.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in requirement reviews in order to write test procedures and test cases
• Develop test cases for black/white box testing
• Define test strategies based on software development plans
• Define and maintain test plans based on software development schedule
• Ensure test plans align with the development schedule and project milestones
• Analyze reported issues to generate quality reports, and contribute to defect prevention
• Support development teams to verify and/or reproduce reported issues
• Participate in the continuous improvement of test processes and methodologies
• Setup and configure necessary hardware and operating environments for specialized and daily test cases
• Maintain of test equipment and the test library environment
• Participate in development of test tools and test scriptsAdditional Job Description
  Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in software quality assurance in software companies
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in testing Android code
  • Solid knowledge of software quality assurance methodologies and tools
  • Knowledge of testing embedded product software
  • Development/scripting skills in common language such as JAVA, Perl or C++
  • Good experience with different Operating Systems, especially Linux variants
  • Working knowledge of Scrum/Agile software development process
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
  • QA engineer needs to possess technical writing skills, effective communication skills, problem-solving and analytical skills, organizational skills, and interpersonal skills
  • QA engineer must be self-motivated, reliably deliver on time, a quick-thinker, a quick-learner and be able to work in a fast-paced work environmentPreferred Qualifications:
    • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fieldBenefits Overview
      The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
      Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
      Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
      Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
      Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
      Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
      Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.
      
      Diversity Information
      General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
      
      We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.
      
      Associated topics: .net, backend, develop, devops, java, matlab, perl, php, software engineer, sw

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