Embedded SW Quality Test Technician/Technologist

Alten; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Alten in Bengaluru seeks an Embedded SW Quality Test Technician/Technologist to join a cross-functional team spanning hardware design, systems engineering, software development, and project management. You will contribute to test design, develop test plans, and execute validation activities for protection relay and networking products.

The role involves regression testing, applying QA procedures, and collaborating across teams to ensure product quality and reliability in a global market.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience in protection relay testing and quality assurance.
• Available for onsite work.

Responsibilities

• Design and apply embedded software quality tests for features or areas.
• Develop, update, and execute test plans to improve strategy and metrics.
• Perform regression testing to verify bug fixes and new features.
• Follow QA procedures and methodologies where applicable.
• Build knowledge of validation strategies and apply analytical thinking.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and follow testing procedures.

Skills

Testing concepts

Protection relay testing

Quality assurance

Tools

IEC 61850 GOOSE

Modbus

DNP3

IEC 60870-5-103

Job description

Embedded SW Quality Test (Technician/Technologist)

Job Description Summary

The Test Technician/Technologist will work with a cross-functional team including hardware design, systems engineering, software development, program, and project management to deliver best in class products for the global market. This position will be responsible for basic test design and developing of test plan, including testing Protection relay and Networking products in the V&V (verification and validation) process. The V&V team has a key role in the R&D area, evaluating the products with a "customer view", including functional and application tests.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensures the quality of software products by creating and applying Embedded Software (Firmware) quality tests to a feature, set of features, or whole feature area. Works with minimal guidance and contributes to the immediate team or to other teams across businesses.
• Develop, update test plan, and execute test activities with the aim of improving the test strategy and the test management process based on the defined and determined critical metrics.
• Perform regression testing to verify that bug fixes and new features do not introduce defects elsewhere in the product.
• Utilize QA procedures and methodologies where applicable.
• Developing knowledge of technical discipline and analytical thinking and applying them to the validation strategy.
• Uses good judgment and has ability to propose different solutions to address issues. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking to solve tasks.
• Collaborate and communicate with different teams and follow standard procedures during testing.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of firsthand experience in the field of protection relay testing and quality assurance.
• Available for onset work.

Desired Characteristics

• The ideal candidate should have good knowledge of testing concepts.
• Knowledge of IEC 61850 G OOSE and other communication protocols including Modbus , Buffered and Unbuffered Report , DNP3 , IEC 60870-5-103.