Principal Engineer System Test - Roseville, United States - Western Digital

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    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
    Using sound test engineering principles, knowledge of the product and technology to ensure the product meets functional and customer requirements and is ready to ship on schedule

    Owns product validation regarding test plan definition, test plan execution, and primary lead in failure analysis

    Primary lead in performing performance characterization of product and tracking down any observed anomalies

    Contributes to overall test schedule development

    Writes the test plans for new product features, generates test matrices, test reports, and other relevant test documentation that is required for flawless program execution

    Defines new tests based on customer feedback and defect fixes

    Executes existing/regression test cases for the project during the entire product development cycle

    Works closely with the other system test, hardware, ASIC and firmware engineers to improve test methodology and develop new tests and new strategies

    Configures customer hardware and software systems; troubleshoot problems to get to root cause

    Maintains customer and test equipment to current revision