QA Test Engineer

Belkin International, Inc. offers a diverse product mix designed to give computer and consumer electronics users seamless integration in their homes, cars, and on the go. Founded in California in 1983, Belkin is a privately held company and the recognized leader in connectivity solutions, in addition to accessories for iPod® players, MP3 devices, and others. We provide extensive solutions for networking, home theater-with our PureAV line-and many more categories. You can view and purchase all of them at www.belkin.com, as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores. In addition to corporate headquarters in Los Angeles and a distribution center in Indianapolis, Belkin’s phenomenal growth has led to our expanding global presence. We have offices throughout Europe-in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, and Germany, among others-Australia and New Zealand, and several Asian cities including Shanghai and our regional headquarters in Hong Kong.Our product mix includes award-winning innovations for easy-to-set-up networking solutions, accessories for iPod® players and XM player devices, and the first CableFree USB Hub. Our PureAV® brand, a line of cables, power, and digital wireless accessories, extracts the full performance potential from high-end home theater equipment, while offering elegant designs and advanced features.Our mission is to continue to be the best supplier of our product lines in the world, and to accomplish this, we need to hire the best employees. We will continue to innovate, to change to meet the industry's changing demands while maintaining high quality, stellar customer service, and the most rapid lead times in the industry.Belkin has come a long way to become the market leader across its product lines in just over two decades. From a garage in Hawthorne, California, with two employees and sales of $100,000 for the year, Belkin has become one of the fastest growing companies in its industry, with over 1,000 employees and sales topping $1 billion worldwide. In addition to earning Inc. magazine’s 2003 Hall of Fame award, Belkin has been listed twice in its list of “500 Fastest-Growing Privately held Companies in the U.S.”, the “Inner City Top 100” list for six consecutive years, and the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Fastest Growing Private Companies” list for five years. Belkin products have also garnered numerous accolades and praise from various media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, CNN, CNET, Popular Science, GQ, and New York Times.Belkin is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.For employment opportunity information please visit our website at www.belkin.com/careers The QA Test Engineer will develop, implement and execute product test plans, matrices and procedures, which provide analytical results and set specific Quality Assurance standards and templates for a wide variety of products and technologies for the home and small business. Candidate will be a key hands-on contributor in the product development life-cycle. Candidate will work closely with program management and engineering to facilitate round-trip quality feedback including bug investigation, bug resolution and continuous improvements to quality assurance testing processes and procedures. Evaluate and recommend external testing companies to augment in-house testing capability.QA Test Engineer must have the ability to work as an individual contributor, team member in a position to test and analyze products on tight schedules throughout the development cycle. The candidate must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.Specific Responsibilities:Work with Quality Assurance Test Manager in developing and implementing critical QA and verification test plans, procedures, methodologies and matrices.Perform competitive analysis on third party productsInvestigate technologies as assignedIndividual contributor or part of test team for major projects including performing functionality and performance testing. Work closely with design teams to understand new project architectures and system components and subsequently develop test plans and procedures to extract key data to validate quality of performance in accordance with specificationsStrive for efficiency and efficacy in test execution, data gathering, reporting and bug trackingAssist in the procurement of test equipment and commercial test software where applicable to support test requirements. Work with all functional groups to ensure that lessons learned items are captured and incorporated into new product designs. Facilitate the implementation of appropriate changes to product, process, system and procedures through the ECO process to prevent the recurrence of reported nonconformities. Maintain automation test harnesses. Must be able to manage multiple priorities and tasks in a dynamic work environment. Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment to meet aggressive goals and high quality standards.Education and Experience Requirements:B.S. Degree in technical field (e.g. EE, ME, Computer Science, etc.). Able to quickly grasp technical product quality issues, failure analysis reports, test reports, and technical engineering / design solutions. Minimum 5 - 7 years experience in a quality assurance test or test engineering rolesStrong background testing hardware, firmware, software, network, KVM and AV productsHighly organized and detail-orientedExceptional analytical and problem-solving skillsFamiliarity with ERP system concepts, Oracle preferredFamiliarity with programming in one or more of the following: C, C++, Java, TCL/TK, Python, PerlKnowledge of configuring clients and servers in operating systems including: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP, - Novell OSs, - Linux, FreeBSDAbility to travel domestically and internationallyDesired Certifications include: CISSP, CCDA, MCSE or CCNAKnowledge of the following technologies is a plus:WHQLLAN design SNMP and Manageability SoftwareCisco Routers HTMLUSB ATM, Dial InternetPPP NICs and SwitchesFiber optic and CAT 5 cabling Security: VPNs, IPsec, PPTPProtocols: TCP/IP, PPPoE, IPX, NetBEUIWireless: 802.11, WIFIRouters, firewalls and intrusion detectionDiagnostic tools such as Network SniffersIP trouble-shooting skillsAbility to review data transmission traces to identify application deficienciesBelkin is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.See Job DescriptionAdditional Information: Travel Percentage: 10%