Software Test Engineer

RFA Engineering (www.rfamec.com) is an engineering service provider dedicated to delivering our clients with timely engineering support and expertise. We are seeking an experienced candidate to become an integral part of our engineering team. The selected candidate will work with an experienced engineering staff using state-of-the-art engineering tools & processes. This position will operate onsite at our customer's world-class engineering and manufacturing facility.

This is a full-time position with a full benefit package listed below that includes opportunities for professional growth, direct hire by our customers, and additional opportunities within our own organization.

Software Test Engineer

The Software Test Automation Engineer position is responsible for assigned R&D and Engineering tasks for next generation vehicle systems technology. The Software Test Automation Engineer is responsible for writing and automating test cases and assisting in the development of steps and processes to improve testing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Will work in compliance with the safety management program.
• Maintain ownership of test simulator in terms of
• Keep simulator updated with latest simulator software
• Keep electrical system of simulator updated
• Make sure I/O cards are available on standby in case if needed urgently
• Conduct timely correspondence with simulator manufacturer to get above work done in timely fashion
• Take part in sprint planning and scrum meetings with software developers and other test engineers.
• Work with Product Owner to complete sprint content for assigned automation modules.
• Update testing tasks in spring planning tool with comments, completion times, raise concerns/blocks in timely fashion
• Analyze current technologies used within the company and develop steps and processes to improve testing procedures
• Contribute in maintaining a team-working environment according to Core Values
• Follow the R&D&Engineering strategic plan as prioritized by Engineering Manager and as communicated in performance evaluations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or related engineering field. MS in Computer Science or related Engineering field is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of practical experience in Mobile Machinery System Test Development.
• 3-5 years of writing and automating test cases for Mobile Machinery systems and be able to decipher functional specifications to develop test cases.
• Advanced Python scripting skills (must have)
• Advance Debugging skills to troubleshoot automation code and fix automation failures.
• Integrate test execution via Jenkins, Jira or Polarion to publish the automated test results.
• Experience in writing automated test for:
  • GUI Testing (must have)
  • Simulator Testing (must have)
  • RESTful API (must have)
  • Mobile App & web application testing

• by using tools
  • Selenium or similar library (Must Have)
  • Python
  • SQL queries
  • Robot Framework
• Experience in using requirement management and issue management tools
• CI/CD pipe maintenance and development pipe knowledge:

• • GIT (Must Have)
  • Jenkins, (preferred)
  • Ansible, (preferred)
  • (preferred)

Desired Qualifications

• Mobile app testing using Appium (preferred)
• Web solutions: preferably Windows
• A working knowledge of the CANbus protocols primarily J1939 and CANopen
• Familiarity with PLC programming languages CoDeSys IEC 61131-3 preferred
• Experience with C/C++ and scripting languages
• Experience with application lifecycle management tools (Polarion), version control systems (SVN) and build systems (Jenkins)
• Understand basic networking architectures such as TCP/IP, ethernet, mesh, peer to peer etc.
• Demonstrate knowledge in RestAPI and UDP development for data transfer between mobile machinery and office systems.
• Some knowledge in Linux scripting to access file systems for configurations and/or write automated scripts.

About RFA Engineering

RFA Engineering has provided product development and engineering services to industry leading customers since 1943. Our primary focus is the development of off highway equipment including agricultural, construction, mining, recreational, industrial, and special machines. Our work includes concept development, product design, documentation, problem-solving, simulation, optimization, and testing of components, systems and complete machines. Our engineering staff is located at our Engineering Center in Minneapolis, branch office in Dubuque, IA, and at numerous customer sites throughout the U.S.

Competitive Benefits

• Health and Dental Insurance
• TelaDoc Healthiest You
• Supplemental Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Long-Term Disability
• Short-term Disability
• Retirement Savings Account (Traditional 401k & Roth 401k)
• Flexible Spending Plan Dependent Care
• HSA for Medical Expenses
• Bonus Plan (Exempt Employees Only)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Bereavement Leave
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Education Assistance

Equal Opportunity and Veteran Friendly