MATLAB UI Test Engineer

Job Summary

Do you enjoy working with graphical user interfaces, cutting edge technology, and solving challenging testing problems?  If so, the MATLAB UI Test Engineer is the position for you.  You will be responsible for developing and enhancing test infrastructure and automated test suites and conducting hands-on testing of the MATLAB front-end. You will have the opportunity to work with both traditional Java desktop applications and JavaScript-based web applications.  You will engage early in the software development process, influencing requirements specifications, attending usability sessions, and discussing software design and testability with the development team, to ensure that we deliver high quality software to our customers.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop test plans based upon functional and design specifications
• Participate in functional reviews, test specification, documentation, and code reviews
• Create and maintain automated and manual test suites with a heavy emphasis on GUI test automation
• Participate actively in functional, system and regression testing activities
• Analyze and report bugs and work with software engineers to resolve them
• Foster a continuous process improvement environment

Qualifications Required / Preferred

• MS in Engineering, Computer Science or related fields
• 3+ years of programming experience in Java
• Superior analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be self-motivated and have outstanding attention to detail

 Nice to Have:

• 2-3 years of Quality Engineering experience
• Programming experience in MATLAB and/or JavaScript
• Experience with the JUnit test framework
• Experience with automated GUI testing tools
• Experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum, XP)