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Vivint Smart Home, an NRG owned company, is a leading smart home company in the United States, dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. We find purpose in proactively protecting and keeping our customers connected to home, no matter where they are. Join the Smart Home team to create smarter, safer and more sustainable homes.

Role description:

The Vivint Foundation QA team is seeking an QA Engineer to test new embedded Linux software on our products. This is a technical position where you will have the opportunity to work with new technologies, collaborate with hardware and software engineers, and help ensure high quality products for more than two million customers. 

Required Skills/Experience:

• 1-2 years of hands on experience with Embedded Hardware testing
• Engineering or CS degree preferred
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Good understanding of Linux software and UI and API level testing
• Linux background (system level) 
• Understanding of operating systems Linux daemons etc. 
• Linux Shell Scripting experience 
• Ability to debug system level issues 
• Familiar with software testing principles 
• Understanding of cloud computing and distributed systems 
• Understanding and Mobile Software and interfaces
• Ability to make decisions and perform risk and product impact analysis
• Excellent interpersonal skills 
• Demonstrated experience writing test plans and test cases and have a quality mindset 
• Well organized, creative, and detail-oriented, a self-starter capable of identifying problems, taking initiative to propose solutions, and successfully executing plans. 

What is nice to have:  

• Passionate about hardware and systems with smart devices 
• Python coding and troubleshooting experience 
• Reliability testing experience 
• Familiarity with networking and databases 
• Experience testing and troubleshooting mobile apps 

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.  

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