QA Engineer-Truss

Job Description:

The Quality Assurance Engineer on the Plant team ensures the quality of Alpine’s equipment software, including the Alpine Linear Saw, AutoMill HP, and other automated cutting systems. Working on site in Grand Prairie and primarily on the plant floor, this role operates the equipment, tests machine software and automations in real production conditions, and troubleshoots issues alongside Mechanical Engineering and Software Development. This is a hands-on role for someone with operator, field support, or technical support experience on cutting equipment who is equally comfortable working with software, logs, and developers.

Primary Responsibilities:

·         Operate saws and automated cutting equipment to execute functional, regression, end-to-end, and release testing of equipment software and automations

·         Lead creation of test strategies, test plans, and test cases in Zephyr for equipment software releases, including test data such as jobs, cut lists, and machine configurations

·         Troubleshoot equipment and software issues on the plant floor; isolate whether a failure is mechanical, electrical, controls, or software related, and reproduce it reliably

·         Test machine automation behavior, including sequencing, positioning, sensors, and safety interlocks, and verify fixes before release

·         Document defects in JIRA with clear reproduction steps and evidence (photos, video, logs, cut data), and communicate promptly with product owners, development teams, and stakeholders

·         Work directly with developers to debug issues, review fixes, and validate builds on the equipment

·         Partner with Mechanical Engineering during final phases of testing and support equipment readiness for new customer launches, including software installation and configuration on machines

·         Contribute to release readiness decisions for Alpine Saws and help define plant QA KPIs and metrics

·         Share operator and equipment knowledge with the QA team and act as a buddy to new team members

Competencies:

• Team skills - Collaborate with the team as needed. Able to gain trust from their team, peers, and senior leadership. Help the team stay focused on quality and reliability of the software, and act as a buddy to new employees.

·         Communication- Able to communicate in a clear, concise manner. Able to engage with both peers and managers.

·         Adaptability – Able to adapt to unexpected changes or new demands while working on projects or routine testing.

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·         Analytical – Able to discover, interpret, and communicate meaningful patterns and separate into logical components or elements, as well as understand their practical application by users of the software.

·         Continuous Learning- Actively identify new areas for learning; regularly create and take advantage of learning opportunities; use newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learn through their application.                                  

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·         Innovation – Generate innovative solutions in work situations; try different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.

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·         Influence – Apply constructive persuasion and negotiation techniques to influence decisions that are mutually beneficial

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent combination of technical training and hands-on experience

• 6+ years of experience in quality assurance, technical support, field service, or commissioning for industrial cutting equipment or automated manufacturing machinery

• Hands-on operator experience with saws or other cutting equipment; experience with Alpine equipment (Alpine Linear Saw, AutoMill HP) strongly preferred

• Technical support experience working directly with software development teams on troubleshooting, testing, and resolving issues in machine automation

• Experience installing and configuring manufacturing software on equipment during new customer launches or startups

• Ability to read logs, configuration files, and data formats such as XML and JSON; familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server a plus

• Experience with JIRA and a test management tool such as Zephyr or TestRail

• Knowledge of manual testing strategies such as functional, end-to-end, regression, and acceptance testing, and when to apply them

• Working knowledge of Agile development using Scrum or Kanban

• Experience in the truss, wall panel, or building components industry preferred

• Excellent problem solving, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work in teams and independently

• Must work on site at the Grand Prairie, Texas facility daily, with the majority of time on the plant floor

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