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Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group
Santa Clara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2026

Job Description:

  • Responsible for test and analysis of issues across Internal and OEM configurations.
  • The role ensures CI/CD quality, compliance with OEM requirements, and readiness towards release.

Key Responsibilities

* Device Setup & Configuration:

  • Flash builds onto Yukon boards and OEM devices.
  • configure UEFI, OS images, and KDNET settings for debugging.
  • enable crash dump collection and install SoC, GPU, and platform drivers.
  • Develop and run automation and test for Internal and OEM devices across different functional, stress, power and performance areas
  • Exploratory testing to find corner case scenarios, should have expertise in one or multiple subsystems
  • Triage Internal and OEM bugs, track repro status; collect logs/dumps and assist in debugging.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with BSP, OEMQA, and automation teams for timely validation; coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for build readiness and issue resolution.
  • prepare test execution reports and communicate to execution team

Skillset

  • Hands-on experience with Windows BSP testing and platform setup.
  • Familiarity with UEFI flashing, KDNET debugging, and automation tools.
  • Strong understanding of power states, hibernate cycles, and modern standby.
  • Proficiency in bug triage, log analysis, and reporting.
  • Prior experience with OEM device validation
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for BSP builds and QA automation.
  • Familiarity with USB4, DP tunneling, and certification readiness tasks.

Additional Details:

Work Model & Expectations

  • Work from office: 5 days a week
  • Working hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM or 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Weekend support:

  • ~3 hours, planned well in advance
  • Typically once or twice a month
  • Overtime will be paid

Role Overview – QA Engineer

  • Focus: Consumer products (upcoming desktop platform)
  • Writing and executing test case
  • Manual testing
  • Windows-based testing
  • Uploading test results
  • Bug tracking and reporting
  • Strong Windows testing experience
  • Debugging tools: WinDbg, KDNet
  • Memory debugging knowledge
  • Experience with Intel & AMD platforms
  • OEM system testing experience
  • CUDA knowledge preferred
  • Overall experience: 5–8 years

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