Principal Test Engineer

Company Description

Pushing the Edge

VANTIVA, headquartered in Paris, France and formerly known as Technicolor, is a global technology leader in designing, developing and supplying innovative products and solutions that connect consumers around the world to the content and services they love – whether at home, at work or in other smart spaces. VANTIVA has also earned a solid reputation for optimizing supply chain performance by leveraging its decades-long expertise in high-precision manufacturing, logistics, fulfillment and distribution. With operations throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific and EMEA, VANTIVA is recognized as a strategic partner by leading firms across various vertical industries, including network service providers, software companies and video game creators for over 25 years. Our relationships with the film and entertainment industry goes back over 100 years by providing end-to-end solutions for our clients. VANTIVA is committed to the highest standards of corporate social responsibility and sustainability across all aspects of their operations. For more information, please visit www.vantiva.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities  

• Review product requirements, functional specifications, standards document (RFCs, etc.) to design test strategy for software validation
• Create test plans for new products and features, including incremental features based on customer requirements or industry requirements • Establish a well-defined process to monitor the performance and quality of test deliverables from QA team, internal and ODC
• Drive and manage product qualification and post sales issues that could impact the business
• Support customers onsite during issues investigation in conjunction with R&D to determine root cause
• Ensure on time/quality delivery from the ODC teams including standardized test, status and metric reports
• Periodically review ODC lab environment to ensure smooth and optimal use of Technicolor infrastructure in their premises
• Simulate customer reported issues or new test environments in Technicolor lab and provide guidance to ODC teams to enable similar environments in their lab
• Be the main point of contact for all System Validation related activities for Technicolor Management & ODC Teams
• Stay on top of the program needs, provide technical guidance and directions to program management team in decision making for customer software deployments
• Communicate regularly with key customers to manage expectations regarding hardware, software, and other project deliverables
• Create test reports, dashboards and status reports for management presentation.
• Contribute to product design discussions on overall software feature/interop compatibility across different platform

Qualifications

Experience and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in relevant disciplines (electrical/Computer engineering, computer science)

• IP Networking protocols (IPv4, IPv6, RIPv2, SNMP, STP, DHCP, TFTP, FTP, TCP, UDP).

• DOCSIS and Fiber specifications, protocols, test procedures and debugging

• Packet Cable 1.5 and 2.0 specifications, protocols, test procedures and debugging

• VoIP system architectures and network elements

• Test Management, Collaboration, Debug Tools – JIRA, Confluence, Wireshark

• Test Equipment: Keysight, Spirent Test Center, Asterisks PBX

• Home Networking Protocols (HNAP, uPNP, RIPv2, TR69, MOCA, etc.)

• Wi-Fi 4, 5 & 6 including wireless encryption (WPA2, WPA, WEP), WPS, DFS, and WMM

• Agile (Scrum) Development Methodology

• Embedded Operating Systems (OpenWRT, Linux, other RTOS)

• Python, Java and Shell script

• Debug skills of Cable and Telco gateway features

• Experience working with large MSOs is preferred.

• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience (or equivalent) in telecommunications products and technologies

• Strong collaboration & team working skills

• Good communication skills

• Some business travel is required, both domestic and international

• Cisco CCNA certification is desired

Additional Information

Why Work With Us? 

• A safe and clean work environment
• Mon - Fri hours, and a regular schedule
• A culture of innovation, collaboration, and teamwork
• Training and opportunities to grow within the company
• Employee discounts and paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Discounted homeowner’s, renter's, pet, and car insurance
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits (comprehensive coverage with low