Example Company
Software engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Type
- Full time
- Compensation
- $150k-$200k
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Join a team building useful software. Work closely with engineering and design to turn new ideas into products.
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SW QA Engineer
- Posted
- 12D AGO
About the role
Description
Nova is looking for an experienced SW QA Engineer to join an Agile, multidisciplinary team.
In this role, you will be responsible for hands-on SW quality assurance of Nova’s complex multidisciplinary systems, with a strong focus on system-level and manual testing.
The role requires hands-on use of AI-assisted tools in day-to-day QA activities, including test design and generation, failure investigation, data analysis, efficiency improvement, and AI-assisted test automation.
Automation or scripting background is an advantage.
Role Responsibilities
- Act as an active QA member within an Agile development team.
- Be involved throughout the software development and release lifecycle, including Beta testing at customer sites abroad.
- Develop strong expertise in Nova systems and identify quality and product risks during software development.
- Define and plan testing strategies for Nova software.
- Create and maintain high-level and detailed test plans and test scenarios.
- Execute system and software tests to validate software quality and release readiness.
- Define, maintain, and continuously improve regression coverage.
- Plan and execute Beta testing activities at customer sites.
- Investigate failures, perform root-cause analysis, and work with relevant stakeholders on corrective actions.
- Use AI-assisted tools to improve QA activities, including planning, test design, test creation, risk analysis, failure investigation, data analysis, documentation, and selected test automation.
Requirements
Must Have
- BSc. in Engineering, Computer Science, Exact Sciences, or a related technical field.
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience as a SW QA Engineer in an Agile environment.
- Strong experience in manual and system-level testing, including test design and execution.
- Experience testing complex multidisciplinary systems.
- Strong system understanding and ability to investigate failures across multiple system components.
- Hands-on experience using AI tools in QA engineering or other technical workflows.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- Ability to travel abroad for Beta activities at customer sites.
Advantages
- Experience in the semiconductor industry.
- Automation, scripting, or programming experience.
That special something you bring in
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and structured root-cause analysis capabilities.
- Ability to understand complex systems and investigate issues across system components.
- Self-driven, fast learner, highly motivated, committed, and a strong team player.
- Continuous-improvement mindset and willingness to adopt new QA methodologies and technologies.
- Experience or demonstrated potential for team leadership.
Get to know us better:
Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) is a global company and a leading provider of innovative metrology solutions for process control in semiconductor manufacturing.
With a team of ~1200 people in three R&D centers and 27 field offices, we bring insights into the world’s most advanced industry. We leverage multiple technology fields such as physics, optics, chemistry, and algorithms to develop hardware and software solutions that measure almost every advanced computer chip built in the world.
Nova dives deep into dimensions and layers at the atomic level to extract unique insights and provide our customers with crucial decision-making data, managing critical challenges by providing unique, differentiated solutions.
Our outstanding people-focused and innovative culture means every person at Nova has the power to make an impact and significantly redefine what people can achieve through technology.
Join us if you are
A dreamer and brilliant high aimer who sees the impossible as the starting point and loves working in a multidisciplinary global team to create innovative breakthroughs.
If you need assistance due to a disability, you may contact us at talent@novami.com
