Principal Test Engineer - System Test

Job Description 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

REQUIRED:

• Boyers & O’Neal College of Engineering, Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 5+ years of experience in Storage and Networking.
• Programming experience utilizing Python or other scripting languages.
• Knowledge of networking protocols.
• Experience with Storage NVMe.

• Working Knowledge in Linux.
• Experience in Automation.
• Experience with the following:
  • Secure Boot
  • Secure Firmware Download
  • Secure Debug
  • Authentication
  • Attestation
  • Data‑in‑Flight Encryption
  • IPsec in transport and tunnel mode
  • Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3
  • Asymmetric (Public‑Private Key) Cryptography
  • Symmetric Cryptography (i.e., AES‑GCM)
  • Quantum‑safe (Post‑Quantum) Cryptography
  • Bonus:
    • Secure development process
    • Penetration testing experience

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