Quality Assurance Engineer I / II

Role overview

The Quality Assurance Engineer I / II is responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of software products used in high-precision semiconductor equipment (e.g., hiRecipe, hi-Frame, and Result Viewer). You will design and execute both manual and automated tests, build traceability for coverage, and support certification and release readiness.

Responsibilities

• Verify and certify software products and ensure compliance with quality standards
• Create, write, and execute detailed manual (functional) test cases based on primary requirements (e.g., BRD/FSD/TSD)
• Build and maintain traceability matrices linking test cases to use cases
• Execute comprehensive testing: smoke, system, regression, negative, performance, load, and sanity tests (manual + automated)
• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks using JUnit (unit, API, GUI, regression)
• Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot defects, including abnormal measurement values on CD-SEM software
• Validate software compatibility with new releases and testing tools
• Prepare training materials, technical documentation, and customer-facing presentations
• Coordinate with design, QA, and international teams to review documents and validate builds
• Manage QA environments (servers, tools) to support end-to-end testing
• Ensure required artifacts are produced and support process quality via artifact review and process audits
• Provide first-line technical support to customers and help resolve inquiries to maintain customer satisfaction
• Participate in continuous process improvement and defect prevention activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of hands-on software testing experience
• 5+ years manual (functional) testing of enterprise applications/platforms
• 5 years recent testing on Linux (RHEL/CentOS preferred)
• 5 years developing/executing automated integration tests using JUnit
• 3 years testing software written in Java/J2EE with familiarity in:
  • Application servers (preferably JBoss)
  • Message queues
  • Multi-threading
  • Databases

Nice to have

• Experience testing software written in C++
• Experience working in startup environments

Travel / work setup

• Hybrid: ~70% remote, up to 30% travel
• Possible international travel (e.g., trips to Japan) for quality review meetings