Power QA Engineer

Centraprise; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Centraprise in Austin, TX is seeking a QA/Power Validation Engineer to support Mac platform power validation and overall software development QA. You will collect and analyze power test results, reproduce issues, and help isolate root causes using debugging and data analysis.

You will set up and maintain Mac systems on testing racks, keep lab equipment in good shape, file clear bugs, and communicate status regularly.

Qualifications

• Strong familiarity with MacOS and comfort using command line tools.
• Basic competency in object oriented programming (Swift, Python preferred)

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze power test results on Mac platforms.
• Reproduce reported issues with existing tests.
• Identify and isolate issues using debugging and data analysis skills.
• File detailed bugs and communicate identified issues.
• Set up and maintain Mac systems on testing racks.
• Maintain lab test equipment and infrastructure as requested by the team.
• Prioritize tasks and communicate status regularly to the team.
• Ongoing documentation of test processes for future reference.
• Make minor updates to the testing platform codebase.
• Propose new testing methodologies to support Mac power validation.

Skills

MacOS familiarity

Command line tooling

Swift

Python

Job description

Provide support for Mac system power validation and software development quality assurance efforts including:

• Collecting and analyzing power test results on Mac platforms.
• Reproducing reported issues with existing tests.
• Identifying and isolating issues using debugging and data analysis skills.
• Filing detailed bugs and communicating identified issues.
• Setting up and maintaining Mac systems on testing racks.
• Maintaining lab test equipment and infrastructure as requested by the team.
• Prioritizing tasks and communicating status regularly to the team.
• On-going documentation of test processes for future reference.:
• Making minor updates to the testing platform codebase.
• Proposing new testing methodologies to support Mac power validation.

Must-Have Skills

• Strong familiarity with MacOS and comfort working with command line tools
• Basic competency in object oriented programming (Swift, Python preferred)

Preferred Skills

• Experience in testing HW
• Understanding of computer architecture, EE fundamentals, and concepts of power consumption and power management
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies
• Adjust to a fast-paced environment with changing priorities