MARS Telecom Systems - Senior Verification &amp Validation Engineer - Device Testing

Must-Have Skills

• Manual Testing
• Hardware Device Testing - experience with physical devices such as transit devices, medical devices, PoS systems, scanners, or similar products. Mobile application/mobile device testing alone is not considered relevant.
• API Testing - hands-on experience with tools such as Postman or equivalent.
• Database Testing - strong SQL and backend data validation experience.
• Basic Automation Testing - hands-on experience executing or maintaining automated test scripts/frameworks.
  
  

Please make sure candidates meet all five must-have requirements before submitting profiles. We are specifically looking for candidates with hands-on experience testing real-world hardware/software products or systems, rather than candidates whose experience is primarily web or mobile application testing.

V&V Senior Engineer

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with Engineering Leads to understand system requirements and translate them into test requirements and scenarios.
• Develop and execute system, integration, and formal test plans, test cases, test procedures, and test reports.
• Work closely with software, hardware, and systems engineering teams to define and execute effective test strategies.
• Conduct testing of hardware devices, software applications, APIs, databases, and integrated systems.
• Perform device/system procedures, software builds, integration testing, and system validation.
• Trace system requirements from customer specifications through test cases and test results.
• Identify, document, track, and drive the resolution of defects, ARQs, and system issues.
• Validate test procedures and maintain test environments and test data as required.
• Maintain test requirements and test management databases.
• Prepare test status reports and communicate progress, risks, issues, and dependencies to management and relevant stakeholders.
• Support Test Readiness Reviews and prepare required presentation and test documentation.
• Work closely with Engineering from the Analysis and Design phases to ensure testability, product quality, and timely delivery.
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior test engineers where required.
• Identify testing resources, schedules, and dependencies and support overall test planning.
• Interface with customers, contractors, vendors, and cross-functional engineering teams as required.
• Work with QA teams to address corrective actions resulting from reviews and audits.
• Maintain awareness of current testing methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Support other V&V/System Test activities and departmental projects as required.
  
  

Minimum Job Bachelor's degree in Technology/Engineering (B.Tech) or Master's in Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Science, or a related technical field.

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

• 5 - 10 years of hands-on experience in software/system testing or Verification & Validation.
• Strong experience in manual testing and end-to-end system validation.
• Hands-on experience testing physical hardware/embedded devices such as transit devices, medical devices, PoS systems, scanners, or similar products.
• Experience with API testing and tools such as Postman or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of databases and SQL for data validation and backend testing.
• Basic hands-on experience with test automation and automated test execution/frameworks.
• Experience testing complex engineering products or systems, preferably in a hardware/software integrated environment.
• Good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and testing life cycle.
• Experience with defect/test management tools such as JIRA and test management tools.
• Experience working with embedded systems is a plus.
• Knowledge or experience in the Transit/AFCS domain is desirable.
• Familiarity with software development concepts and exposure to languages such as C++, C#, or Java is desirable.
• Basic understanding of TCP/IP, UNIX/Linux, and system-level troubleshooting is desirable.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel.
  
  

(ref:hirist.tech)