System Test Automation Engineer

Philips North America

(San Diego, California)
Full Time
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About Philips North America
At Philips, we strive to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Our goal is to improve the lives of 3 billion people a year by 2025. We will be the best place to work for people who share our passion. Together we will deliver superior value for our customers and shareholders.
Summary
As a System Test Automation Engineer, you will be a key player involved in the buildup test automation framework in a regulated medical device industry.
Responsibilities
* Define and establish automation strategy and process * Design and create test automation framework and suites * Evaluate and recommend tools or methods for automating tests for firmware/system testing * Take ownership and responsibility for the design and development of all aspects of automated testing along with creation, execution and maintenance of automated scripts * Mentor/train other junior members of the automation team * Provide metrics around test automation coverage * Create and maintain documents on all test automation development and user manual * Create automation test plans and test strategies for multiple concurrent projects * Implement and monitor structured system testing (manual and automated) strategies/methodologies * Perform System Requirement, sub-system requirement and software requirements review to ensure that requirements are actionable, measurable and testable * Work with developers to employ iterative development test strategies and tactics on assigned projects and ensure full execution of the strategy. * Provide effort estimates. Identify common trends on planned estimated effort hours vs actual hours. * Create, review and optimize test design, reusable test cases and test procedures to ensure complete functional and non-functional test coverage for multiple projects concurrently * Build reusable test case framework to support positive, negative and boundary testing and avoid redundant test case development * Work closely with automation architect to develop functional automation infrastructure and automation framework * Provide training and guidance in an effort to minimize procedure errors and that may result into corrections and deviations. * Create defects trends analysis to recognize the weaken areas of code * Define and measure key progress indicators on requirement coverage, test case effectiveness, Test execution and defect identification and closure * Interface with test engineers and developers. Provide timely communications on significant issues or risks * Analyze available data and identify trends and track actual testing progress against the plan and ultimately provide visibility into release readiness and release quality * Create Final verification reports
Ideal Candidate
* Minimum Three (3) years formal system test experience via test automation * Proven experience developing automated test systems and scripts beyond record and playback. Specifically developing functions, adding control flow logic, loops etc. * Proven experience developing automated test systems and scripts * Proven understanding of white box and black box testing techniques * Experience scripting using Python, VB, etc * Experience in at least two of the following languages; C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, C++, C, Java * Strong analytical and problem solving skills * Demonstrate organizational and interpersonal skills working in a cross-functional, regulated environment * Knowledge of software quality engineering and testing methods at all levels (unit, integration, system, V&V, acceptance) applied within the software development lifecycle * Applies advanced technical experience and has full knowledge of other related disciplines (Multi-discipline, multi-domain) * Self-motivated * Team player * Previous work experience on medical device in FDA regulated industry is a plus **Education** * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related Engineering field. Master’s degree is preferred

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