QA Analyst

Autodesk; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Autodesk as a QA Analyst, contributing to the Automotive and Conceptual Design team. Ensure the highest quality in our software products aimed at automotive design studios. Collaborate closely with various teams to maintain rigorous testing standards, utilizing both manual and automated approaches. This role is ideal for professionals passionate about quality assurance and innovation in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a Quality Assurance role in software development.
• Experience with performance and load testing.
• Familiarity with geometric modeling and AI/ML models.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product management and engineering for quality standards.
• Develop and document test plans and scripts.
• Conduct manual and automated quality assurance.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Analytical Skills

Communication

Team Collaboration

Agile Methodologies

Automated Testing

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Automated Testing Tools

AWS

Job description

As a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, Autodesk helps people imagine, design, and create a better world. Autodesk accelerates better design through an unparalleled depth of experience and a broad portfolio of software to give customers the power to solve their design, business, and environmental challenges. In addition to designers, architects, engineers, and media and entertainment professionals, Autodesk helps students, educators, and casual creators unlock their creative ideas through user-friendly applications.

Take this opportunity to be part of a global team building industry leading software for automotive and mobility design studios. Our goal is to provide innovative and contemporary capabilities and workflows for the entire creative design process from concept to production surfacing.

The Automotive and Conceptual Design team is seeking an experienced QA Analyst to join our passionate group of professional QA analysts. This position is an exciting opportunity to ensure the quality of our products and contribute to our goal of delivering exceptional customer experiences for the Alias and VRED product line and the recently announced Autodesk AI-powered capabilities for automotive design studios. If you have a passion for quality assurance, have excellent analytical skills and enjoy working in an innovative and agile environment, you’ll be a perfect match for our team.

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with product management, experience design, and engineering to ensure that products, services, and capabilities are designed and created with the highest quality standards

Develop, execute, improve, and document test plans, test cases, and test scripts to provide comprehensive and practical testing of our deliverables

Conduct manual and automated quality assurance to ensure our products meet business requirements and exceed customer expectations

Identify, track and report software defects and work with cross-functional teams to resolve them

Continuously improve testing processes, tools, and practices to ensure that quality standards are met in the context of evolving complexity and interdependencies

Conduct functional and regression testing to uncover defects that existing test cases may not cover

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology or a related field

5+ years of proven experience in a Quality Assurance role, in a software development environment, preferably on heterogeneous (desktop, client-server, web applications) platforms and operation systems (Windows, Linux)

Demonstrable experience with performance and load testing, both manual and automated

Strong understanding of Quality Assurance disciplines, designing tests based on user stories, and testing methodologies including the authoring of functional test plans, regression testing, and performance / load testing scripts

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Exceptional team player with experience working on a scrum team developing desktop products and/or cloud services; understand software and/or services architecture, development, and testing; understand Agile and Scaled Agile

Knowledge of automated testing tools

Familiarity with quality assurance for geometric modeling, 3D visualization, and/or AI/ML models

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of scripting languages (Python or Perl)

Experience working with automation frameworks that scale, using tools like Cypress, Playwright, Behave, Robot Framework, or similar

Familiarity with AWS (Amazon Web Services) or other equivalent public clouds

Familiarity with developing test plans specific to AI/ML models, testing AI/ML models at different stages of development, proven experience with various testing and automation tools for validating AI/ML models

Knowledge of AI/ML fundamentals, algorithms, and related concepts

Knowledge of Autodesk Alias, Autodesk VRED, or other computer aided industrial design or 3D visualization software is a plus

Familiarity with automotive design and visualization is a plus

Learn More

About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on discretionary annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock or long-term incentive cash grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Job Requisition ID #

25WD87688

Position Overview

As a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, Autodesk helps people imagine, design, and create a better world. Autodesk accelerates better design through an unparalleled depth of experience and a broad portfolio of software to give customers the power to solve their design, business, and environmental challenges. In addition to designers, architects, engineers, and media and entertainment professionals, Autodesk helps students, educators, and casual creators unlock their creative ideas through user-friendly applications.

Take this opportunity to be part of a global team building industry leading software for automotive and mobility design studios. Our goal is to provide innovative and contemporary capabilities and workflows for the entire creative design process from concept to production surfacing.

The Automotive and Conceptual Design team is seeking an experienced QA Analyst to join our passionate group of professional QA analysts. This position is an exciting opportunity to ensure the quality of our products and contribute to our goal of delivering exceptional customer experiences for the Alias and VRED product line and the recently announced Autodesk AI-powered capabilities for automotive design studios. If you have a passion for quality assurance, have excellent analytical skills and enjoy working in an innovative and agile environment, you’ll be a perfect match for our team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with product management, experience design, and engineering to ensure that products, services, and capabilities are designed and created with the highest quality standards

• Develop, execute, improve, and document test plans, test cases, and test scripts to provide comprehensive and practical testing of our deliverables

• Conduct manual and automated quality assurance to ensure our products meet business requirements and exceed customer expectations

• Identify, track and report software defects and work with cross-functional teams to resolve them

• Continuously improve testing processes, tools, and practices to ensure that quality standards are met in the context of evolving complexity and interdependencies

• Conduct functional and regression testing to uncover defects that existing test cases may not cover

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology or a related field

• 5+ years of proven experience in a Quality Assurance role, in a software development environment, preferably on heterogeneous (desktop, client-server, web applications) platforms and operation systems (Windows, Linux)

• Demonstrable experience with performance and load testing, both manual and automated

• Strong understanding of Quality Assurance disciplines, designing tests based on user stories, and testing methodologies including the authoring of functional test plans, regression testing, and performance / load testing scripts

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Exceptional team player with experience working on a scrum team developing desktop products and/or cloud services; understand software and/or services architecture, development, and testing; understand Agile and Scaled Agile

• Knowledge of automated testing tools

• Familiarity with quality assurance for geometric modeling, 3D visualization, and/or AI/ML models

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of scripting languages (Python or Perl)

• Experience working with automation frameworks that scale, using tools like Cypress, Playwright, Behave, Robot Framework, or similar

• Familiarity with AWS (Amazon Web Services) or other equivalent public clouds

• Familiarity with developing test plans specific to AI/ML models, testing AI/ML models at different stages of development, proven experience with various testing and automation tools for validating AI/ML models

• Knowledge of AI/ML fundamentals, algorithms, and related concepts

• Knowledge of Autodesk Alias, Autodesk VRED, or other computer aided industrial design or 3D visualization software is a plus

• Familiarity with automotive design and visualization is a plus

Learn More

About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on discretionary annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock or long-term incentive cash grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Diversity & Belonging
We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging and an equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

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About the company

Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational software corporation that makes software services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education, and entertainment industries.

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