Hardware Test Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Hardware Test Engineer
• Focus: Testing software and hardware systems, including hardware/firmware and network connectivity for CBP operational environments

Description

Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and scripts for software and hardware systems to ensure quality and reliability, including performance, security, and compliance metrics (including Section 508). Support the creation of a hardware/firmware/network connectivity test lab and perform functional, manual, smoke, and egression testing for surveillance-related systems. Automate test cases and scripts, analyze results, troubleshoot sensor/network issues, and document findings for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain detailed test plans, test scripts, and test cases
• Execute functional, manual, smoke, regression, and egression testing
• Build and support a test lab for hardware/firmware/network connectivity validation
• Automate testing scripts to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Capture test results, perform error analysis, and contribute to troubleshooting
• Coordinate with project management, development teams, and stakeholders
• Ensure testing aligns with performance, security, and compliance requirements (including Section 508)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 6 years of software and hardware testing experience, with emphasis on system integration and performance testing
• Proficiency creating test cases and executing manual and automated tests
• Experience with functional, regression, and automated testing methodologies
• Strong analytical skills for troubleshooting and detailed defect reporting
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders
• Background investigation required per CBP policies

Benefits

(Not specified in the provided posting.)