Principal Engineer - System Test

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Using sound test engineering principles, knowledge of the product and technology to ensure the product meets functional and customer requirements and is ready to ship on schedule * Owns product validation regarding test plan definition, test plan execution, and primary lead in failure analysis * Primary lead in performing performance characterization of product and tracking down any observed anomalies * Contributes to overall test schedule development * Writes the test plans for new product features, generates test matrices, test reports, and other relevant test documentation that is required for flawless program execution * Defines new tests based on customer feedback and defect fixes * Executes existing/regression test cases for the project during the entire product development cycle * Works closely with the other system test, hardware, ASIC and firmware engineers to improve test methodology and develop new tests and new strategies * Configures customer hardware and software systems; troubleshoot problems to get to root cause * Maintains customer and test equipment to current revision

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