Our client in Kanata, ON is looking for a Software Engineer Consultant/Expert . This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

Managing hardware platforms and intricate software for networking, security, IPC, power management, and other vital components. As a member of the ECG (The Enhanced Central Gateway) software development and testing unit, the ideal candidate will contribute to delivering cutting-edge embedded software.

They'll engage in crafting system components that provide essential frameworks or additional functional services, fostering innovation within a dynamic team environment.

Responsibilities:

• Testing of software components.
• Interface with product owners, development, and test teams to create test designs from software requirements and architecture documents.
• Documenting and validating software test plans.
• Test execution, root cause analysis, triaging defects and validating fixes.
• Test automation, scripting and reporting.
• Creating tests in C/C++ or Python and interfacing with existing test frameworks.
• Maintaining test libraries and tools to support regression and new feature testing.
• Preparing and analyzing test coverage reports.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Basics:

• A Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field of study.
• Creative and analytical thinker.
• Methodical; capable of prioritizing work and working to tight deadlines.
• An excellent communicator, both oral and written.
• Working knowledge of C++ or C and Python for use in understanding existing code and writing test applications and scripts.
• Working knowledge of distributed, multi-threaded system concepts.
• Familiarity with manual and automated software testing procedures.
• Experience with test management system and defect tracking system.
• Position fully onsite.

Preferred:

• 3+ years of software development and/or automation testing preferably on embedded platforms.
• Experience with JIRA.
• Knowledge of automated test environments.
• Familiarity with C++ unit test frameworks.
• Experience with Android.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• Group Retirement Savings Plan (GRSP) with matching contributions
• Paid holidays and vacation time off
• Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer's toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

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