Advanced DVT Engineer at ADTRAN, Inc. in Huntsville, Alabama

Job Description:

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The DVT Engineer will be a member of a team responsible for generating, coordinating, implementing, and executing the design verification testing, test case automation and scripting, and automated test system design, configuration and maintenance for ADTRAN's Carrier Ethernet and DSLAM products. We are looking for a highly skilled professional with a broad knowledge base within a design specialization and who can act as a technical authority in specialty areas on assigned projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop or assist in the development of automated test applications and test systems from existing test cases or general requirement documents


• Ensure that test applications, test procedures, test systems, and test cases verify system-level functional specifications for advanced telecommunications networks and services


• Work closely with Design Engineers to develop and automate test procedures


• Work closely with HW/SW Developers to recreate and resolve issues found during testing, and interface with Product Qualification and System Design Verification groups


• Maintain accurate test procedure documentation


• Analyze and interpret or assist in the analysis of test case results using debug output (CLI debug output, WireShark network traces, equipment level Debug output, etc.) to provide specific failure mechanism information to Design Engineering


• Assist in the maintenance and development of automated software stability tests (smoke tests) or other test automation related software within SDVT


• Train and guide Test Technicians in performance of test cases


• Assist in managing off-site testers


• Other projects and assignments may result and be assigned to accommodate the changing needs of the department and the Company

Qualifications
Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Information Science) required


• 8-12 years' experience in telecommunications network element testing and test automation required


• Prior experience should demonstrate specialized knowledge within the Engineering field and ability to lead projects


• Experience in the test automation development process, tools (such as pytest, ITest, MIB browsers, terminal emulation packages) and languages (such as TCL, Perl or Python)


• Knowledge of standard telecommunications test equipment such as traffic generators, call generators, and the APIs used to automate them is required


• Familiarity with software version control tools and practices as well as common industry test management tools such as Quality Center


• Familiarity with L2/L3 network device functionality, configuration, User Interface protocols (TCP/IP, SNMP, DHCP, IGMP, LACP, PPP, PPPoE, etc.), and common industry test equipment (N2X, Spirent Test Center / Abacus, IXiA) is required


• No travel is expected for this position

Preferred Qualifications (Optional)

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Information Science) preferred


• Experience in DSLAM, Carrier Ethernet, Next Gen Broadband Network testing (SIP, EoCu, xDSL, EOAM, etc.) is preferred


• CISCO Certification preferred