MTS II, Software

Overview

Location: Irvine, CA - (Onsite)

Our new global headquarters is conveniently located in Irvine, CA near John Wayne Airport in the Park Place development. For our onsite and hybrid employees you will be able to enjoy amenities such as access to many restaurants and shops, running trails, a fitness deck, outdoor seating, dry cleaning, car wash, free garage parking, car charging stations, shuttle service for train commuters, outdoor games like bocce, horseshoes, gaming tables, pickle ball, and basketball. For more information on Park Place visit www.parkplaceirvine.com

Who We Are

Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, Wi-Fi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!

How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry.

If you want to learn more about us, visit us at www.panasonic.aero. And for a full listing of open job opportunities go to https://careers.na.panasonic.com/avionics/jobs.

The Avionics Way

The Avionics Way captures the essence of what makes our employees special, and by extension, our organization. It’s comprised of 5 core identifiers - Pioneers, Problem Solvers, Accountable, Collaborative, and Customer Focused - that together form a robust, working framework for our continued success. Beyond a philosophy, the Avionics Way is our guide to daily practices. It provides a clear, actionable model to help employees, at all levels, realize their ambitions through outsized contributions to their teams and the company.

This model clearly defines expectations for performance at all levels of the organization, as well as establishes specific actions and modes of working that reinforce our philosophy on the path to achieving our goals.

Responsibilities

This role centers onautomation-first software testing across complex hardware and software systems. It combines test development, execution, troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration within CI/CD environments.

What you will be doing

Support the development of test strategies, test plans, test environments, and reports for manual or automated testing.

Define automation strategies, automation cases for functional, regression, and system testing of complex software and hardware systems.

Review requirements for testability and define test data, manual and automated test strategies, with an automation first mindset

Development, enhancement and deployment of automated functional tests, integration tests and system end-to-end tests through automation test frameworks.

Development of manual tests to supplement automated tests.

Integrate and maintain hardware / software test environments, including test racks.

Execute test cases, test plans, test scenarios, and test scripts, validate results and provide first-tier triage for issues found during test execution.

Document test results, issues found, and generate test reports.

Collaborate with Test and Development teams to ensure root cause analysis and corrective actions for issues found during test execution

Reproduce, debug, isolate and report issues and verify fixes.

Evaluate and convert manual test cases into automated test cases.

Work closely with Development and Test teams to transform testing into a CI/CD environment.

Position involves working at test racks in a lab environment.

The hourly wage range of $39 – $64 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. The final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years’ work experience in software development.
• Demonstrated programming skills with a focus on automated test scripting on Linux. Tools include Python/Pytest, Selenium, Expect, Appium, Postman, shell scripting, HTML, Javascript, etc.
• Good understanding of Unix/Linux OS environments. Familiarity of systems administrator capabilities and Linux shell scripting.
• Knowledge of SQL (MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases and languages.
• Good understanding of Computer Networks and Embedded Systems
• Familiarity with DevOps CI/CD pipelines, Gitlab
• Familiarity with Virtualization, Containerization, Docker Containers.
• Understanding of software testing methodologies (functional and non-functional) and testing techniques (Grey Box, Black Box, Regression, Stress).
• Familiar with software development tools such as Gitlab, Jira.
• Familiar working with Waterfall and Agile/Scrum development methodologies and environments.
• The ability to understand system-level wiring diagrams and hardware interfaces is an advantage.
• Self-motivated and self-driven.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation.
• A willingness to learn new technologies, skills, processes, etc.

What we offer

At Panasonic Avionics Corporation we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.

Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive unlimited PTO. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year plus a paid company-wide shut down in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year.

Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.

401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1.

Other offerings include: Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.

Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Avionics Corporation.

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