Engineer II, Software Quality Assurance

Landis+Gyr is a leading global provider of integrated energy management solutions. We measure and analyze energy utilization to generate empowering analytics for smart grid and infrastructure management, enabling utilities and consumers to reduce energy consumption. Our innovative and proven portfolio of software, services and intelligent sensor technology is a key driver to decarbonize the grid and helped to avoid around 9 million tons of CO2 in FY 2023. With sales of USD 2.0 billion in FY 2023, Landis+Gyr employs around 6,900 talented people across five continents. 

For more than a century, we've been pioneers in energy innovation, and we continue to lead the way toward a more sustainable and efficient energy landscape. 

Join us at Landis+Gyr, where we manage energy better! 

Job Summary

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.     
We're looking for an experienced Software QA Engineer to join our high-profile team. You will be responsible for delivering excellent software products to an international audience!

This is a challenging and exciting position where you will conduct testing activities on software development projects within the Software Engineering department. 
Responsibilities include the design, execution and management of test plans, scripts, and cases, set up, configuration and implementation of test environments, and the identification and management of issues for each development project. 
Working experience in Software development and agile are needed. Handles R&D hardware, firmware, software, and completes solutions projects as part of a cross-functional team.  

Collaborates with team members and other R&D teams in design, development, and validation of complete Smart Grid solutions. Collaborates with team members for component delivery.   

Key Responsibilities

•    Under general direction, plan and perform engineering duties for part of a major project or for projects of moderate complexity.
•    Create, revise, and execute test plans and test cases.  
•    Communicates effectively and works closely with internal and external resources. 
•    Provides status reports and participates in departmental and project team meetings and email communications. 
•    Identifies testing risks and proposes solutions to mitigate. 
•    Provides escalations in a timely manner and through the appropriate channels. 
•    Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with cross functional team members. 
•    Provides input into continually improving quality processes and procedures. 
•    Serves as an escalated support resource for products released. 
•    Work directly with software and firmware developers to ensure requirement implementation/verification correctness and to review test case coverage. 
•    Detect, document, and track system defects throughout the SQA process.  
•    Write firmware/software defect reports. Identify and record the exact sequence of activities that were performed to produce software malfunctions. 
•    Investigate software defects and problem reports to provide additional information in the report to aid defect fixing. 
•    Review defect reports submitted to TFS for validity. 
•    Submit change requests against the software when requirements are incorrect. 
•    Review log files and other run-time documentation for defects and issues  
•    Follow project and corporate software plans, standards, and procedures to perform software verification. 
•    Develop manual and automated functional and regression tests for web services and web-based user interfaces. 
•    Participate in meetings regarding requirements and ensure software meets these requirements.
•    Acts as technical authority in areas of specialty on assigned projects.  
•    Assists all levels of software/firmware engineers, and project managers with design, testing, prototype building, test data set creation, and other activities related to testing. 
•    Uses established policies and procedures to complete work assignments. Work assignments are varied and of high scope and complexity. 
•    May be required to use specialized computer applications to perform duties.  
•    Must be extremely adaptive in responding to ad hoc testing issues that arise, and still be able t