Test Technician

ThunderSoft; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thundersoft in San Diego seeks a test professional to execute and improve test plans, select and operate specialized equipment, and perform calibration and complex troubleshooting. You will document results, collaborate across teams, and manage project priorities with minimal supervision.

The role emphasizes adapting procedures to meet unique testing needs, identifying issues, and implementing robust solutions while ensuring quality and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Executes and helps implement improvements to test plans and provides feedback.
• Helps select specialized test equipment and performs set-up and loading/running of programs.
• Performs calibration, maintenance, and upgrades of test equipment per standards.
• Identifies issues with test equipment and performs repairs.
• Manages execution of test methodologies and documents results.
• Identifies, debugs, troubleshoots complex testing issues and recommends root causes.
• Collaborates with internal/external teams to integrate projects.
• Communicates status and obstacles and suggests remediation.
• Manages priorities and deadlines for small to mid-sized projects.

Responsibilities

• Executes and improves test plans; provides feedback to customer on modifications, outcomes, or issues.
• Helps select specialized test equipment and performs set-up, loading and running complex programs or builds.
• Performs complex calibration, maintenance, and upgrades of test equipment according to standards and procedures.
• Identifies issues with test equipment and performs complex repairs.
• Manages execution of test methodologies for various technology, adapting established procedures based on unique testing needs, and documents results.
• Identifies, debugs and troubleshoots complex testing issues or failures, and recommends root causes and implements solutions.
• Collaborates with individuals inside and outside of own function to integrate projects and/or ensure changes work with other components of a specific project.
• Communicates across teams to provide status and information about impending obstacles and suggests remediation.
• Manages team project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables for small to mid-sized projects with minimal guidance.
• Re-scopes projects, identifies resources, delegates work, and reviews the work of team members to address changing timelines or priorities.

Skills

Test methodologies

Procedures

Debugging

Equipment setup

Calibration

Root cause analysis

Team collaboration

Project management

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Test equipment

Job description

1. Experience in execution of test methodologies for various technology

2. Experience following and adapting established procedures, or helping to define procedures as needed.

3. Experience in Debugs and troubleshoots issues or failures, reports results, and may recommend root causes and solutions.

4. Experience in performing set-up, maintenance, and/or repairs of specialized test equipment, and may provide input on equipment selection.

Technologies

Key Words

Education Requirement

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Experience Required

Physical Requirements

• Forklift Required (Y/N) N

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Executes and helps implement improvements to test plans. Provides feedback to customer on modifications, outcomes, or issues.
• Helps select specialized test equipment and performs set-up, as well as loading and running complex programs or builds.
• Performs complex calibration, maintenance, and upgrades of test equipment and tools according to standards and procedures.
• Identifies issues with test equipment and performs complex repairs.
• Manages execution of test methodologies for various technology, adapting established procedures based on unique testing needs, and documents results.
• Identifies, debugs and troubleshoots complex testing issues or failures, and recommends root causes and implements solutions.
• Conducts and manages analyses and gathers information to identify where an issue has occurred and makes recommendations for how to address the issue.
• Collaborates with individuals inside and outside of own function to integrate projects and/or ensure changes work with other components of a specific project.
• Communicates across teams to provide status and information about impending obstacles and suggests remediation.
• Manages team project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables for small to mid-sized projects with minimal guidance.
• Re-scopes projects, identifies resources, delegates work, and reviews the work of team members in order to address changing timelines or priorities.

Level of Responsibility

• Works under some supervision.
• Provides some supervision/guidance to other members; does not have direct reports.
• Decisions are moderate in nature. Errors are detected and corrected with relatively minor financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships. May require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information that may be somewhat complex to others who may have limited knowledge of the subject in question. Role may require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.
• Most tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively; mistakes may result in some rework.
• Creativity is needed to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.
• Deductive and inductive problem solving is required; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or incomplete; intermediate data analysis/interpretation skills may be required.
• Incumbent's input may be solicited during strategic planning period.