QA - Test Technician

Nelson Connects; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Nelson Connects in Las Vegas, NV is hiring a Test Technician to maintain safety standards and vehicle readiness while performing software and hardware tests.

The position requires shifting weekend days, 3:30 PM to Midnight, and collaboration with cross-functional teams across engineering and operations.

Ideal candidates have strong communication, problem solving, and QA testing experience, with at least 2 years in complex testing.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in complex or vehicle testing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Proactive mindset and safety-first attitude.
• Experience with QA testing.
• Ability to solve problems under pressure.
• Proficiency with MS Office/Google Suites.
• Works well in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Support vehicle operations
• Conduct basic software operation tasks
• Support missions across a variety of roles in and out of vehicles
• Assist with documentation and metrics
• Provide accurate written and oral feedback to engineering teams
• Assist with paperwork and documentation related to vehicle readiness
• Analyze vehicle logs and test data to trace failures for root cause analysis
• Support defect management from recognition to resolution
• Execute mission prep procedures and data capture across multiple devices per vehicle
• Execute testing and data collection to evolve processes and tools
• Uphold a safety-centric, inclusive, and open-communication culture

Skills

Communication skills

Proactive mindset

Vehicle testing

QA testing

Problem solving

Office software

Team player

Safety awareness

Tools

Jira

In-house testing tools

Job description

No C2C / No Third-Party Vendors - W2 Only

Onsite in Las Vegas, NV | 5 days in office

Shift:

Shift days - Weekends included (Saturday - Wednesday or Thursday - Monday)

Shift hours - 3:30PM - Midnight

Test Technicians are at the forefront of turning our vision into reality. As a Test Technician, your role will be to maintain our company's high standard of safety inside and outside the vehicle, maintain vehicle readiness, and complete software and hardware tests.

As a Test Technician, you will execute testing, review data, produce ZPTs, and log them. These ZPTs include known issues and new ones that must be logged as new tickets in JIRA and communicated to engineers. You must be able to work specific shifts as required by operational demands, including early mornings, evenings, overnights and/or weekends.

You will assist and interact with multiple teams across the company, from computer vision, infrastructure, and sound design to strategy, vehicle engineering, and ride operations. We are looking for operators who are disciplined, team players, and believe in doing whatever it takes to accomplish the mission.

Working as a Test Technician will give you the opportunity to learn vehicle operations. You will have a front row seat to the operational complexities of realizing autonomous mobility and the chance to contribute to the future.

Responsibilities:

As a Test Technician, your responsibilities include but are not necessarily limited to:

• Support vehicle operations
• Conduct basic software operation tasks
• Support missions through a wide variety of roles in and out of vehicles
• Assist with documentation and metrics
• Provide accurate written and oral feedback to engineering teams
• Assist with paperwork and documentation related to vehicle readiness
• Analyze vehicle logs and test data using in-house tools to trace failures for root cause analysis, documentation, and communication
• Support defect management process from recognition to resolution
• Execute mission prep procedures, which include, but are not limited to launching software across several devices per vehicle, verifying SW and HW configurations, deploying SW as appropriate, capturing requested data, and escalating issues as they arise.
• Execute testing and data collection to evolve processes and tools to support observed customer needs
• Uphold a safety-centric, inclusive, and open-communication culture

Qualifications:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive mindset and resourcefulness
• Have at least 2 YOE running complex testing or vehicle testing
• Basic QA testing experience
• Possess a "get it done" attitude, safety-first mindset, and a sense of urgency to resolve problems and tasks.
• Must have the proven ability to problem solve and deliver on high-pressure situations.
• Proficiency with MS Office/Google Suites
• Works well in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to code in Python (or other language)
• Experience with issue reporting tools (e.g. Jira)
• Experience with communication busses (e.g. CAN, ethernet, etc.)
• Scripting experience with a high-level language (e.g. Python)