Job Title: Verification & Validation Specialist / Engineer 3141-OJO

Job Title

Verification & Validation Specialist / Engineer 3141-OJO

Job Ref.

3141

Role

Engineering or Related

Relocation Available

Yes

Industry

I.T.

Location

Canada

Town / City

Montreal Quebec

Job Type

Permanent full-time

Job description

ROLE AND PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Verification and Validation Specialist/Engineer is responsible for all aspects of the verification and validation of SBS products and solutions. The candidate is responsible for testing design, planning, automating and executing tests to deliver a product of the highest quality.

He or she should be self-motivated, creative, proactive and collaborative. The V&V will work closely with the embedded software designers, hardware designers, product owner, V&V specialists and stakeholders, executing test iterations, tracking/reporting results, troubleshooting and coordinating resolution.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interact with product owner, development teams and stakeholders to develop a strong understanding of the product and testing objectives.
• Participate in design review and ensure design requirements are testable.
• Define test specifications covering low to complex system or integration functionalities.
• Develop and document test plans, execute tests and generate reports.
• Define and set up the test and validation environment including scripts development and potentially contacting vendors, asking for samples and quotation.
• Develop and run automated tests covering functionality and diagnostic requirements.
• Communicate critical issues and status updates in a timely manner.
• Debug test failures and analyze root causes.
• Train individuals involved in verification and validation activities as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent degree.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills (English and/or French).
• Excellent understanding of verification methodology and software development life cycle.
• Excellent knowledge of protocols (TCP, IP, Zigbee, BACnet, HTTP, FTP, DNS, SSH, etc.).
• Excellent knowledge of Restful web services.
• Solid development skills in common languages (Python, Lua, JavaScript, Bash, XML, JSON, etc.).
• Experience in different hypervisors (KVM, VMware, VirtualBox, etc.)
• Solid experience in test automation and continuous integration.
• Solid experience in functional and performance testing.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Flexible team player able to adapt successfully to a fast-paced agile environment.
• Results-driven achiever with planning and organizational skills.
• Dependable, responsible and committed to excellence and success.
• Curious and passionate about verification and validation.
• Experience working in different operating systems (Windows, Linux, Apple, etc.).
• Familiar with hardware diagnostics (using multimeter, oscilloscope).

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Experience in HVAC and building automation.
• Experience with Testlink, Atlassian Jira, Stash, Bamboo.
• Ability to do manual work (e.g. setup of test bench composed of different hardware).

Bottom Line Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent degree.
• 5+ years of experience in verification methodology and software development life cycle.
• Excellent knowledge of protocols (TCP, IP, Zigbee, BACnet, HTTP, FTP, DNS, SSH, etc.).
• Excellent knowledge of Restful web services.
• Solid development skills in common languages (Python, Lua, JavaScript, Bash, XML, JSON, etc.).
• Experience in different hypervisors (KVM, VMware, VirtualBox, etc.).
• Solid experience in test automation and continuous integration as well as functional and performance testing.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.