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Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure scalable, reliable, and high-quality system delivery.\nLeverage modern AI-assisted techniques to improve test design, automation, defect detection, and quality insights. Champion best practices in test automation, observability, and continuous quality.\nDrive quality engineering strategy across features and releases.\nInfluence system architecture to improve testability, reliability, and observability.\nMentor engineers and elevate QE practices across the organization.\nLead cross-team defect triage, root cause analysis, and quality improvement initiatives.\nDefine metrics, dashboards, and KPIs for product quality.\nDesign, develop, maintain, and execute test cases and test plans at functional and system levels.\nPerform black-box and gray-box testing of released products and products under development to reveal design and implementation defects.\nUnderstand the focus of functional, system, integration, and regression testing at feature and system levels.\nUse test tools such as debuggers, emulators, and simulators to complement testing.\nUse bug tracking systems to track the life cycle of bugs.\nDevelop and maintain quality engineering processes and initiatives.\nIdentify automation opportunities and develop and maintain automated tests.\nAnalyze test results, troubleshoot, and triage issues across teams to perform root cause analysis and resolution.\nCollaborate with developers, product managers & QA engineers to complete assigned tasks.\nEvangelize software testing best practices and influence architecture.\nDefine and execute non-functional testing strategies, including performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience testing.\nValidate system behavior under stress, fault injection, and recovery scenarios.\nEvaluate system power consumption, resource usage, and platform efficiency for embedded Linux environments.\n\nCustomer Driven: \nThinks/acts with the customer in mind. Committed to quality customer service with a consistent, positive, can-do attitude to both internal and external customers.\n\nLean: \nUses lean thinking and problem-solving techniques to identify and eliminate root problems. Continually looks for ways to eliminate waste and makes suggestions for improvement.\nSupports safety programs and keeps the workplace clean and safe. Avoids shortcuts that increase the risk of accidents, personal injuries, and equipment failures. Makes recommendations when appropriate.\n\nQuality of Work: \nHas established a track record of producing highly accurate work, demonstrates attention to detail, and reflects well on the organization.\nIs personally committed to high-quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.\n\nDecision Making/Judgment: \nRecognizes problems and responds. Systematically gathers information, sorts through complex issues, seeks input from others, addresses the root cause of issues, and makes timely decisions.\nCan make difficult decisions, using consensus when possible. Communicates decisions to others.\n\nManaging Priorities/Dependability: \nGives appropriate priorities to various work demands and manages time and workload effectively.\nReadily accepts new responsibilities while fulfilling all commitments. Stays focused under pressure and adapts with flexibility to changing business needs.\n\nCommunication: \nConveys ideas and facts clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.\nDemonstrates good listening skills and seeks to understand the perspective of others.\n\nTeamwork: \nWorks collaboratively with others throughout the organization to achieve results.\nBuilds relationships, establishing mutual trust/respect with peers and management. 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