Quality Analyst 2

Garmin Ltd.; Yarmouth (ME); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eligible for Garmin's benefit program

Job summary

Garmin Ltd. is looking for a full-time Quality Analyst 2 at their Yarmouth, ME office. This position involves complex quality assurance for Garmin products, including designing test plans, conducting usability tests, and mentoring new associates. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant experience and possess strong analytical and communication skills. The job includes ensuring quality within Garmin consumer inReach products and participating in all phases of product development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or a minimum of 4 years equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0).
• Relevant experience in product and/or software quality assurance processes.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate quality assurance roles in software/product life cycles.
• Design complex test plans and procedures.
• Conduct usability tests and document results.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Detail orientation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Quality Analyst 2 at Garmin's Yarmouth, ME office. In this role, you will be responsible for complex quality assurance activities and features within Garmin consumer inReach products and applications in a team oriented environment.

Only considering candidates who live in Maine.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrate the role of quality assurance in each phase of the Software Development Life Cycle and/or Product Development Life Cycle and demonstrate knowledge of Garmin product specifications, capabilities and operation related to the market segment being supported
• Provide feedback to design and development communities to help improve the quality of deliverables
• Design test plans, scenarios, scripts and/or procedures of moderate-to-significant complexity, in accordance with established Garmin test procedures - including analysis, review and tracing of requirements as necessary
• Serve as the voice of the customer in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems
• Demonstrate ability to conduct usability tests and communicate results to product owners
• Document defects in defect management system and report defects to developers
• Collect and analyze test results and beta user feedback (when applicable), and communicate with internal customers and product owners
• Communicate product and/or project status to internal customers, product owners and management
• Investigate and verify issues reported to quality assurance for validity and reproducibility
• Perform defect analysis to find related defects and to improve test coverage
• Proactively identify gaps in the processes and provide effective suggestions in advance of issues
• Verify software modifications in new software versions to prepare for implementation
• Assist in test case maintenance as necessary to keep repository current
• Define, document and implement new process improvements
• Train and mentor new quality assurance associates
• Understand and apply detailed knowledge of Garmin quality assurance processes and procedures
• Participate and assist with the coordination of release deployments
• Perform system analysis techniques and procedures to determine software functional specifications for Garmin products

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree OR a minimum of 4 years equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Relevant experience or training in product and/or software quality assurance processes and methodologies
• Must possess superior organizational/analytical skills, be detail oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, can work independently with minimal supervision, and can exercise sound independent judgment
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)
• Previous experience testing and developing/analyzing tests related to a Garmin core product market
• Relevant experience or training in creating test plans, conducting usability test, and/or writing test scripts
• Relevant experience writing automated test scripts
• Mobile app quality assurance experience

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits