Software Test Engineer/QA Engineer (Black Box, 3D Graphic Applications)
Production Engineering
Pixar Animation Studios
Emeryville, CA
Pixar Animation Studios combines creative and technical artistry to
create original stories in the medium of computer animation. Pixar
has created six of the most successful and beloved animated films of
all time: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc.,
Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. Pixar has won 18 Academy Awards®
and its six films have grossed more than $3.2 billion at the
worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studio will
release its next film, Cars, on June 9, 2006.
Summary of Job:
The Production Engineering QA Team is looking for a Quality Assurance
Engineer to participate in our software quality assurance efforts.
This position requires close collaboration with the engineering and
production staff to test Pixar’s proprietary in house toolset. In
this position you will write, execute, and automate black box level
test plans and test cases. Other responsibilities include reporting
on test progress, status, and coverage, as well as meeting test
completion and delivery milestones that you help define.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and execute test plans and test cases.
• Contribute to setting and evaluating milestone criteria such that
product is released on schedule with high quality.
• Design and implement quality processes for a small team of senior
software developers.
• Work closely with the core development teams during all phases of
the product life cycle.
• Continually research new technologies and incorporate that new
knowledge into your ongoing QA process.
Qualifications:
• 3+ years of experience in QA
• Experience with 3D graphics applications (i.e., Maya, SOFTIMAGE, 3D
Studio Max)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Knowledge of QA methodology, processes, and tools
• Cross platform testing experience (Macintosh, Linux)
To apply please go to www.pixar.com. Click on “Company Info” then
“Jobs”. Or send resume AND cover letter to epalmore(a)pixar.com.
Pixar is an Equal Opportunity Employer
BALUG 2006-04-18 meeting reminder
For our April 18, 2006 BALUG meeting, at least presently we don't have
a specific speaker/presentation lined up for this meeting, but that
doesn't prevent us from having interesting and exciting meetings. Got
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had.
Meeting time, location, etc (also on the BALUG web site):
7:00 P.M. PDT
$11.00 fee for dinner
Four Seas Restaurant
731 Grant Ave., 3rd Floor Banquet Facility: "The China Room"*
San Francisco, CA 94108-2113
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