QA Test Engineer Resume Philadelphia, PAÂ - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Product Development & Test Specialist with extensive experience in the Telecommunications Industry, focusing on the development and testing of CATV, FTTP, Wi - Fi, and VoIP CPE devices including; qualifying Confidential ’s Xfinity X1 platform, the design, testing, debugging, provisioning, and operation of Confidential VoIP enabled cable modems, and experience in repair & testing of Wi-Fi WLAN SpectraLink products.
Experienced with all aspects of the product development life-cycle, from product definition phase through to final production, with an emphasis on product testing & validation.
Proven ability to generate test plans & test procedures and then execute those plans to qualify products.
Skilled in identifying root cause of circuit/product failures and then implementing process and or design improvements to eliminate associated failures.
Have worked in multiple environments from a manufacturing floor to an engineering design lab to providing on-site customer support. In depth knowledge of various types of testing and test equipment including; spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, multi-meters, power supplies, audio analyzers, RF generators, audio generators, video test monitors, telco line simulators, etc.
Ability to assemble prototypes, assemble cables, debug circuits, and solder components.

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Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

QA Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

Downloading code to stability rack units or other test units, checking log files, supporting debug efforts.
Executing detailed test cases, executing test scripts, and reporting bugs in a JIRA system.
Develop spreadsheets/reports to capture failures and communicate issues to various groups within the test organization.
Setting up test racks including setting up networks and network equipment for remote access from off-site locations.

Confidential, Horsham, PA

VoIP Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

Executing detailed test cases and test procedures, reporting bugs in JIRA system, participating in exit reviews
Develop test plans, test specifications, and test procedures for IP telephony products (VoIP Cable Modems, Gateways, and VoIP embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter (eMTA), from system requirements.
Interface with partners and internal developers to debug and test IP telephony products/systems.
Providing customer support as needed including on-site support.

Confidential, Andover, MA

Quality Assurance Repair Engineer

Responsibilities:

Reduced failure rates for various models by nearly 50% in a year by identifying manufacturing process issues and correctable engineering design flaws, while improving repair process with updated repair procedures.
Set up new repair lines for each product introduced to facility and did so on schedule.
Identified RF screen room assembly and maintenance issues that led to false product test failures tgat plagued initial production line. Remedied issues which then eliminated problem.

Confidential, Horsham, PA

Hardware Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

Designed auto detection fault scheme for SLIC interfaces that resolved customer installation issues and saved company 100’s of thousands of dollars in warranty and repair costs.
Developed a fix that allowed cable modems existing SLIC hardware to function with a problematic business phone system that preserved a major customer account since competitors could not resolve same problem.
Completed MDU Voice Design on schedule with product meeting all product test requirements.
Assisted with off-site customer acceptance testing for FTTP products which achieved final product acceptance.
Compiled information that supported the design plan for Confidential ’s initial FTTP voice product lines.

Confidential

Hardware Engineering Specialist

Responsibilities:

Tested product prototypes, performed product acceptance tests, resolved performance issues, and developed fixes to resolve customer issues.
Assembled product prototypes, troubleshooting analog circuits, provided on-site off-shore factory support
Prototype assembly and testing of CATV RF line amplifiers, headend equipment, & analog set top boxes.