Manufacturing Test Engineer II

MTI is a leading provider of rich customer experiences for many of the country’s top retailers and brands.  MTI interactive merchandising products enhance the shopping experience by matching shoppers with products and encouraging in-store demonstration.  MTI brings consumer products and product knowledge to the consumer’s fingertips, turning curious browsers into confident buyers.

We have led the way in interactive merchandising since 1977.  Continuing to lead this market with new and innovative technology, MTI is a premier supplier to the world’s leading brands including Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nokia, and Sony. We’ve experienced tremendous growth over the last five years and are now positioned for explosive growth in variety of new retail segments.  MTI has a well earned reputation in the Consumer Electronics Retail segment and is now aggressively exploring other retail segments to support our continued growth.

Summary
The Manufacturing Test Engineer II is responsible for testing applications and platforms developed by MTI Product Engineering, and moving validated products through release and handoff to MTI Manufacturing. Additionally, sustaining functions for products and platforms are provided by this individual.

• Organize and implement test plans for products under development
• Test software applications (black box scenario)
• Test hardware elements and platforms
• Test and validation of product configurations
• Work closely with MTI Quality Department to release products to manufacturing
• Contribute to manufacturing process design and support MTI Manufacturing as appropriate
• Work with MTI Product Marketing to create manuals, documentation, etc.
• Maintain legacy platforms
• Maintain version control and archive product specifications
• Work with MTI Customer Support to resolve sustaining issues
• Work closely with MTI Quality Department to resolve product issues
• Prepare maintenance releases
• Material and excess inventory disposition planning
• Clearly document activities, results, status, recommendations, etc.

Qualifications/Requirements

• A 2-year engineering degree from an accredited University, or equivalent plus 5 years experience in software QA testing, or a 4-year engineering degree from an accredited University or equivalent plus 2 years experience in software QA testing, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Prefer 2+ years of software QA testing experience
• Advanced PC platform skills
• In-depth knowledge of Windows-based software and hardware
• In-depth knowledge of audio, video and computer video standards
• Knowledge of LAN and WAN technologies

This position reports to the Product Engineer and is located at MTI headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon near the Max tracks.  For more information about MTI, please visit our web site at www.mti-interactive.com. For consideration, please send your cover letter, resume and salary requirements to jobs@mti-interactive.com. Persons not including a cover letter may not be considered for the position.  MTI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free work environment.

• email: jobs@mti-interactive.com
  fax: 503.648.7500
• Merchandising Technologies, Inc.
  1050 NW 229th Avenue
  Hillsboro, Oregon 97124