What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Test Engineer position at Element Materials Technology?
Overview
Field Test Engineers (5 openings)
Carrollton, TX 2304 Tarpley Road, Suit 100, Carrollton, TX 75006
Responsibilities
Verify and operate on wireless handhelds to ensure compliance with wireless standards and carrier specified requirements. Assist engineering team to carry out testing of mobile device software, focusing on multiple platforms, including Android, Windows, and OEM specific standards. Execute field test cases focused on the voice and mobility network interoperability on new and/or existing devices. Investigate and log common technical issues found during tests and submit daily reports. Capture logs of new and existing issues found in the field, document the issues and steps for reproduction, and/or escalate the issues with the Team Lead and/or development engineers for resolution. Travel domestically up to 50% of the time.
Skills / Qualifications
Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field. Demonstrated knowledge in telecommunications. Knowledge may be demonstrated through education, training, and/or experience. Alternatively, the Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or the foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field, plus 2 years of experience working in a software testing occupation.
The required experience in software testing must include:
Company Overview
Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.
When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.
While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.
Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.
Diversity Statement
At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
“If you need an accommodation filling out an application, or applying to a job, please email Recruitment@element.com ”
Field Test Engineers (5 openings)
Carrollton, TX 2304 Tarpley Road, Suit 100, Carrollton, TX 75006
Responsibilities
Verify and operate on wireless handhelds to ensure compliance with wireless standards and carrier specified requirements. Assist engineering team to carry out testing of mobile device software, focusing on multiple platforms, including Android, Windows, and OEM specific standards. Execute field test cases focused on the voice and mobility network interoperability on new and/or existing devices. Investigate and log common technical issues found during tests and submit daily reports. Capture logs of new and existing issues found in the field, document the issues and steps for reproduction, and/or escalate the issues with the Team Lead and/or development engineers for resolution. Travel domestically up to 50% of the time.
Skills / Qualifications
Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field. Demonstrated knowledge in telecommunications. Knowledge may be demonstrated through education, training, and/or experience. Alternatively, the Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or the foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field, plus 2 years of experience working in a software testing occupation.
The required experience in software testing must include:
- 2 years of experience working with wireless technologies, such as GSM, UMTS, LTE, CDMA, or HSPA.
- 2 years of experience applying wireless data protocols such as GPRS/EDGE, USPA, GPRS, networking infrastructure, or other packet-based networks; and
- 2 years of experience working on Qualcomm and MTK chipsets for logging and software debugging.
- 2 years of experience with wireless device field testing and troubleshooting.
- 2 years of experience performing tests on Mobile devices on specific test plans in live network environments.
- 2 years of experience driving to different network environments to perform testing.
- 1 year of experience using Quality Center or Defect management tool.
Company Overview
Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.
When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.
While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.
Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.
Diversity Statement
At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
“If you need an accommodation filling out an application, or applying to a job, please email Recruitment@element.com ”
