Interop Lab Technician; Contractor

Interop Lab Technician
Location:
Portland, Oregon;
In-Person
Full-Time, Contract 6 months
Overview

The Interop Lab Technician for the Connectivity Standards Alliance will be responsible for day-to-day activities associated with the development and maintenance of the Alliance’s interop devices within an interop lab setting, which includes member-facing tools (i.e., test harnesses, reference devices, etc.), and other member-related technical support activities.

• Conduct interoperability testing with wireless (Zigbee/802.15.4) IoT devices
• Help maintain and configure interoperability devices on the network
• Collect air sniffer traffic and traces (if applicable) for troubleshooting issues
• Analyze devices’ behavior based on captured air sniffer traffic
• Bug reporting
• Generate test report for a tested device and share it with a device manufacturer
• Provide reports on failed devices to CSA certification group
• Help clients (members) in configuration and debugging of network devices.
• QA testing of internal web applications
• Help with general organization and inventory related to the interop lab
• Interoperability Test plan and test configuration triage

• Special Project Support, as requested.

• Demonstrated knowledge of wireless communication principles
• Knowledge/experience with Zigbee and optionally other IEEE 802.15.4 based protocols

• Testing of wireless network devices.
• Knowledge of Wireless Networking and Configuration
• Experience in capturing network traces (i.e., Wireshark)
• Experience in Linux, Windows, and MacOS Operating Systems
• Experience in test plan execution and bug reporting
• Experience in Quality Assurance testing (Black box and White Box) for hardware devices
• Experience in Quality Assurance website and application testing
• Testing Equipment configuration and debugging
• Inventory Management
• Experience of working with a small team
• Experience with web-based applications
• Strong communication skills and customer-facing experience
• Self-starter and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working/collaborating across a geographically diverse team

The Connectivity Standards Alliance is the foundation and future of the IoT. Established in 2002, our wide-ranging global membership collaborates to create and evolve universal open standards for the products transforming the way we live, work, and play. With our members’ deep and diverse expertise, robust certification programs, and a full suite of open IoT solutions, we are leading the movement toward a more intuitive, imaginative, and useful world.

We offer competitive benefits and are a tax-exempt organization.