Quality Assurance Engineer
About Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®-winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. Creator of some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E and most recently, Up. The Northern California studio has won 21 Academy Awards® and its ten films have grossed more than $5 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The next film release from Disney/Pixar is Toy Story 3 (June 18, 2010).
Summary of Position
The Studio Tools group is seeking an experienced QA Engineer with a passion for quality to participate in the software quality assurance efforts for our proprietary in house toolset.
This position requires close collaboration with the engineering staff to define, develop, and execute test plans and test cases. Review and report on test progress, status, and meet test completion and delivery milestones that you help define. Work closely with design, development, project management and documentation to coordinate testing responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute test plans and test cases.
- Analyze and report performance characteristics of the tools under test
- Work closely with the core development teams during all phases of the product life cycle
- Work directly with end users in triaging bug reports and validating new features
- Continually research new technologies and incorporate that new knowledge into your ongoing QA process
Qualifications
- 3+ years in QA
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Knowledge of QA methodology, processes, and tools
- Direct experience testing software under Unix
- Self-directed, detail-oriented and patient
- Ability to work closely with developers and QA
- Excellent communication skills
Other valuable qualifications
- Experience with 3D graphics applications helpful (i.e., Maya, SOFTIMAGE)
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python
Pixar is an Equal Opportunity Employer![]()
About Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®-winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. Creator of some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E and most recently, Up. The Northern California studio has won 21 Academy Awards® and its ten films have grossed more than $5 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The next film release from Disney/Pixar is Toy Story 3 (June 18, 2010).
Summary of Position
The Studio Tools group is seeking an experienced QA Engineer with a passion for quality to participate in the software quality assurance efforts for our proprietary in house toolset.
This position requires close collaboration with the engineering staff to define, develop, and execute test plans and test cases. Review and report on test progress, status, and meet test completion and delivery milestones that you help define. Work closely with design, development, project management and documentation to coordinate testing responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute test plans and test cases.
- Analyze and report performance characteristics of the tools under test
- Work closely with the core development teams during all phases of the product life cycle
- Work directly with end users in triaging bug reports and validating new features
- Continually research new technologies and incorporate that new knowledge into your ongoing QA process
Qualifications
- 3+ years in QA
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Knowledge of QA methodology, processes, and tools
- Direct experience testing software under Unix
- Self-directed, detail-oriented and patient
- Ability to work closely with developers and QA
- Excellent communication skills
Other valuable qualifications
- Experience with 3D graphics applications helpful (i.e., Maya, SOFTIMAGE)
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python
Pixar is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Source: Joel On Software