Embedded Software QA & Automation Specialist – Intermediate

About Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (Canada) Inc.(formerly known as Delta Controls)

Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (Canada) Inc. (a subsidiary of Delta Electronics) is a leading building controls manufacturer with over 300 partners in more than 80 countries. For over three decades, we have provided innovative building automation solutions for commercial, healthcare, education, and leisure facilities. We delivered the world’s first fully integrated BACnet building solution for HVAC, lighting, and access control.

This role is responsible for ensuring that Delta Controls firmware and hardware will meet the needs and requirements of its end-users. In order to accomplish this task, the candidate must be proficient in test methods and procedures, and can extensively test and evaluate all products before releasing to production to ensure they meet design specifications, and are suitable for their intended application(s).

This includes creating test procedures and documenting all test results, identifying bugs and operational anomalies, recording them electronically for resolution by Product Development, and verifying bug resolutions will satisfy the intended customers’ needs. This role also places a significant emphasis on building up and maintaining automated test systems specifically for testing embedded devices. The ideal candidate would have experience developing automated test scripts on embedded devices, as well as working on and maintaining automated testing pipelines for test execution on physical devices.

• Testing embedded devices with the understanding of what bugs are critical to the end-user.
• Creating and maintaining test documentation.
• Creating new entries in our bug tracking software for any new bugs identified in the system.
• Verifying bug fixes are satisfactory on newly transferred build.
• Maintenance of automation frameworks, tests and tools.
• Troubleshooting complex problems in software.
• Assisting Technical Services in providing product support.
• Acting as a resource to other departments on products and applications.
• Assisting with documentation for software manuals, and technical documents.
• Regularly identifying deficiencies in the test suite and ensures they are resolved.
• Identifying usability problems and making suggestions for improvement.
• Reviewing and evaluating all Product Development and user documentation, and generating additional notes to summarize undocumented features and differences from previous versions. Providing important input on an ongoing basis.
• Issue management. Monitors issues for workflow, priority and completeness.
• Developing and maintaining automated test scripts, frameworks and tools.
• Designing and estimating test development on small to medium projects or features.
• Designing / creating test strategies and test plans for small to medium projects or subsystems.
• Supporting junior members of the team.

• Experience developing testing strategies for firmware/embedded software systems
• Designed, developed, and debugged automated tests to verify firmware/embedded software
• Strong Python skills focusing on automated testing
• Proficiency with version control tools like Git Hub, Git Lab, Bitbucket, etc.
• Professional working experience in Unix/Linux environments
• Basic Networking knowledge on computer networking systems hubs/switches/routers, TCP/IP, certificate management, IP routing, firewalls, and DNS
• Experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines for test automation using tools like Jenkins and containerization using Docker
• Successful completion of an accredited technology diploma program, undergraduate degree in Engineering, Computer Science or work experience equivalent
• Working knowledge of building controls, control theory, and electronics is an asset. BACnet knowledge is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle and Agile methodologies
• Comprehensive knowledge of testing methods and procedures.
• Well developed troubleshooting and problem solving skills.

• Requires very good time management and organizational skills.
• A strong desire to continuously improve…