Senior Software Quality Engineer

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Fortune Brands Innovations is in search of a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join our innovative engineering team for next generation product development.

Our Internet of Things (IoT) outlook strives for consumer interaction with our products in new and unique ways. As a member of the Quality Assurance team, you will be responsible for the validation of software implementation and changes – ensuring safe and high-quality releases. Understanding and materializing the vision for next generation products, we rely on our Senior Quality Assurance Engineers throughout the product lifecycle to lead, coordinate, develop, and execute the development and enhancement of test infrastructure/plans to ensure electronically enabled product software functions properly and provides a delightful user experience.

Beyond a doubt, we have an exciting roadmap ahead for digital products, necessitating growth and expansion of our team!

POSITION LOCATION: San Francisco, CA or Deerfield, IL office

RESPONSIBLIITIES:

• Serve as the domain expert for software quality and validation.
• Test software running in our IoT connected products across the spectrum, from embedded firmware and hardware to Android/iOS apps.
• Design and develop test scenarios to exercise functionality, validate specifications, verify stability under stress, and gauge overall effectiveness and usability.
• Effectively leverage automation tools and implement complimentary manual test strategies.
• Lead test plan execution on complex projects while guiding junior colleagues on following test plans, reporting problems, and driving towards resolution.
• Collaborate in a cross disciplinary agile team, which includes Hardware and Software Engineers as well as support staff outside of Engineering.
• Develop and archive (version control) test suite programs to ensure products can be retested, even after release to production, to support validation of field updates.
• Prioritize test cases based on end-user relevance and value to maximize meaningful test coverage.
• Collaborate with the Design Team to leverage automatic builds to perform nightly regression tests.
• Work with Developers to isolate, reproduce, and troubleshoot issues to aid in bringing them to resolution.
• Act as a gatekeeper for software quality to ensure that all critical defects are caught and addressed before product launch.
• Able to switch between project priorities based on business needs

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance or Test Automation with some experience testing embedded firmware or software apps is required.
• Capable of testing embedded and non-embedded software in consumer products that may or may not be IoT (Wi-Fi or Bluetooth) connected.

• Must possess a good understanding of Software Quality Assurance tools, techniques, and best practices. This may include, but is not limited to, black box testing, regression testing, Firebase, Jenkins, Jira, and TestRail or equivalents.

• Working experience desired with Wi-Fi and common home networking technologies, especially related to low power IoT devices and how to troubleshoot issues.
• Experience desired in testing Matter with Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Apple Home, and Samsung SmartThings
• Strong analytical, documentation, test planning, and communication skills.
• Curiosity and drive to expose defects and maximize product quality.

• Comfortable acting as an advocate for quality on cross development teams spanning multiple design disciplines (Electrical, Mechanical, and Software) and other departments (Marketing, Product, Program, Design, and Manufacturing).
• Able to install Yale/August devices (e.g. Smart lock, keypad, etc.)  in residence

Additional Information:

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $100,000 USD - $165,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

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