Senior Software Quality Engineer (Job Code 11-SW-002)

 Newfield Wireless is delivering one-of-a-kind software tools to wireless network operators around the world, enabling them to visualize network performance and operate more effectively and efficiently. Newfield tools help operators reduce dropped calls and interference, and help improve voice quality and high-speed data throughput.

Newfield is on the hunt for talented developers, with intelligence, and hunger to learn and grow professionally. Keys to good fit include motivation to excel, a taste for self-starting, a record of high productivity, and craving to collaborate with fellow engineers, partners, and customers. Newfield is on the cutting edge of wireless engineering, and we invite you to come "cut" with us.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

 

  • Understand wireless standards, customer requirements, and product standards and capabilities that drive Newfield product development.

  • Create data and develop test cases to enable end-to-end verification.

  • Automate test suites to ensure product quality.

  • Manage releases, and work with customer support and directly with customers as needed to ensure the success of releases.

  • Work both internally and with customers to look for and evaluate anomalous results; be able to explain root cause to the satisfaction of customers and the understanding of product development engineers.

 

Minimum Requirements:

 

  • MS or PhD in Physics, EE, or related scientific field from a top university

  • 6-12 years experience including graduate work

  • Solid development skills and experience in Windows and Linux environments

  • Proven ability to rapidly code or prototype using C/C++ and Python

  • Hands-on coding experience in engineering data analysis

  • Background in full software lifecycle, from requirements analysis to formal system delivery

  • Motivated self-starter who likes to work in fast-paced entrepreneurial environment

  • Work well as a team member with both internal and customer teams

  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills & strong customer focus

Desirable Skills and/or Experience:

 

  • Understanding of wireless standards and wireless marketplace

  • Excellent understanding of probability

  • Experience with GIS application coding (ESRI, MapInfo or other)

  • Experience in managing, processing, and visualizing very large data sets

Additional Information:

Location: Berkeley, CA

Reports to: Director, Software Development

Compensation: Competitive salary and bonus, plus incentive stock plan

Benefits: Health insurance, flexible health and dependent care spending account

 

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