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Purpose Test Engineer shall be responsible for the evaluation of systems and or features, as well as developing and maintaining evaluation methods. Test Engineer shall manage and execute test programs, analyze and interpret results, communicate results and findings. Test Engineer shall also develop new test methods to improve the quality and scalability of those methods. Essential Functions Learn customer test objectives, ensure test objectives are well defined, and communicate objectives to test teams Design test plans and verification strategies based on system requirements and customers' needs Identify missing or untestable requirements, gaps in design and incomplete implementation Analyze data and interpret results Debug and resolve test-related failures and contribute to the root cause analysis of system-related failures Manage project priorities, define tasks, and coordinate activities, deliverables, schedules Develop novel approaches to evaluate the system Develop and improve processes that increase operational efficiency of test execution Communicate results and test status and provide concise test reports Provide technical guidance to the test team Apply policies, procedures, standards, code of conduct throughout including taking responsibility for the safety of self and others during testing TRC Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and is willing to make a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that allows a qualified individual with a disability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of a particular job. *Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Other Duties and Responsibilities (Non-Essential Functions) Travel to off-site customers and testing sites Communicate test plans, proposals, non-conformances, and project status to internal and external customers Manage project budgets Make independent and competent technical decisions Present proposals and report test results before customer representatives Attend professional society and technical committee meetings Write technical reports Accomplish technical projects with little supervision Manage and monitor the progress and budget of multiple projects Write final reports with little to no supervision Support TRC Inc.'s Quality and EH&S (Environmental, Health, and Safety) efforts Improve the quality and coverage of the verification of a system Build new processes that improve organization, traceability and clarity Develop new tools that improve the repeatability, efficiency or completeness of testing (e.g. building automation scripts to reduce schedule time and human resources in particular for recurring tests) Create new test frameworks and capabilities, including simulation based, hardware in the loop, or other methods Identify missing or untestable requirements, gaps in design and incomplete implementation Build dashboards and other visualizations within existing toolsets to make it easier for all stakeholders to interpret test results. Support development and execution of training for test team Qualifications Bachelor's degree in engineering is required 2+ years technical testing and system validation experience or other equivalent technical experience preferred Demonstrated experience with data acquisition systems and instrumentation Demonstrated experience managing vehicle test programs preferred Demonstrated experience with system engineering principles such as defining requirements and formal verification and validation methods Test scripting understanding/execution for in-vehicle test automation (including C/C++, Python, Matlab/Simulink)