System Test Engineer (Networking)

Position: System Test Engineer (Networking)

Location: Santa Clara, CA

As a member of the Service Provider Engineering team, you will be responsible for the design quality of Netgear broadband products.    Netgear’s broadband products address Home Gateway, IPTV and Voice over IP (VoIP) services and are targeted at service providers. These products will incorporate one or several of the following technologies: DSL, PPPoX, DNS/DHCP, IP, SIP, IGMP, 802.11 Wireless, Ethernet, VPN, Firewalls.

The primary function of a System Test engineer at NETGEAR is ensuring the overall product quality and ultimate customer certification.

Local candidates only please. 

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and oversee the ODM quality processes and QA test, and verify test coverage. 
• Work within the engineering development organization to verify the design quality of DSL products. 
• Perform product testing to verify product performance and diagnose product defects. 
• Perform verification and regression testing for bug fixes.  Log, track and drive to closure all bugs directly with overseas developers. 
• Develop test plans from requirements and supervise QA testing both within our company and in overseas supplier’s labs. 
• Set up and maintain in-house DSL, VoIP and IPTV network test bed. 
• Monitor/Manage qualification of products with customers and understand customer requirements and test plans.
• Create additional test cases as required to cover customer’s requirements.
• Send regular Test Status Reports to product team with metrics to indicate overall test progress and product maturity.
• Provide input for manuals, help files, application notes and tech support web pages.
• Support any 3rd level technical escalations from our technical support.
• Evaluate new products and reference designs.

Skills and Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 5 years in System Test in a lead role testing networking products.
• Well-versed in QA methodologies and Test Driven Development.
• Experience using test tools, such as Test Director, WinRunner, QAPartner, etc.
• Hands-on test capability, operate network test equipment, build test environments, troubleshoot networks and products.
• Strong experience of IP networking, TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, NAT, DNS, SIP and other IP communication protocols. Knowledge of routers, firewall, VoIP, Wireless (802.11x) and VPN.
• Knowledge of DSL standards and industry is a plus.
• Ability to independently track and resolve issues.
• Teamwork. This position requires a close working relationship with the extended Netgear teams, including engineering, operations, sales, customer support, marketing and program management.
• Multi-tasker. Experience working in a start-up environment.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Fluency in Mandarin is a plus.

What Our Company Offers:

• Broad responsibility, autonomy and visibility in a QA Engineering role.
• In-depth exposure to real-world customer issues on a global basis across a broad set of applications and products.
• Small-company feel in a growth environment.

The interested candidates should e-mail to engineering.jobs@netgear.com