Job Description

ABOUT IMAX

IMAX is not your everyday entertainment experience. With over 50 years of history as a global innovator in entertainment technology, our employees and their careers have constantly gone beyond the ordinary. From offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, we combine proprietary software, architecture, and equipment with industry-leading knowledge and connections to create experiences that take audiences beyond the edge of their seats to a world they have never imagined. Our Hollywood team are trusted movie business insiders with decades of production experience, acting as advisors to top filmmakers and studios across the world. Our technology experts are leaders in the industry, constantly pushing the limits of what is possible in entertainment. Our sales and marketing teams are talented professionals who build and enhance the IMAX brand globally.

IMAX's network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the world, and our growing Live and Enhanced businesses have allowed us to bring the IMAX Experience to our partnerships across live music, events and streaming to provide the best possible experience across any screen. As the world's leading entertainment technology company, IMAX has revolutionized the way people experience movies, and continues to push the boundaries of entertainment experiences forward. Our employees are driven by a passion to take audiences around the world to places they have only dreamed of.

Come explore IMAX - where innovation, creativity and passion come together. Get inspired, get involved, and ignite your future with IMAX!

/Requirements

The successful candidate will be involved in verification and validation of digital projection and audio products for the entertainment industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accountable for developing a deep understanding of digital projection and audio systems, including the individual sub-components, in addition to the technologies used in the design, development and testing of these
• Responsible for reviewing business, product and engineering requirements to develop test plans with a focus on optimizing test coverage
• Work with the cross functional teams to enhance new and existing test plan strategies and test cases/scripts to meet and improve test coverage needs
• Responsible for defining, refining and adhering to organizational standards and testing best practices when selecting processes and tools to be leveraged throughout the various test mandates and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle
• Responsible for following agreed upon processes for test case and defect management
• Maintain the test system configurations to ensure accurate and complete test coverage and test results
• Perform hardware and software integration and complete system testing
• Accountable for creating and executing test cases and reporting the progress, coverage and target completion dates
• Accountable for the selection of test cases to be leveraged in the maximizing of automation; in addition, when required developing and executing test scripts and reporting the progress, coverage and target completion dates
• Responsible for raising well documented quality issues with preliminary root cause analysis and providing supporting engineering investigative logs to assist with the cross functional team resolution issue
• Responsible for creating, updating, reviewing and releasing software upgrade instructions, test reports and other technical documentation
• First point of contact for escalations requiring Engineering attention for root cause analysis and corrective action
• Review and analyze system performance and diagnostic logs to identify areas of concerns, then liaise with Engineering to identify causes of failures and necessary corrective actions
• Analyze products (system and subsystem) performance metrics for trend analysis and failure reporting
• Be available to travel on very short notice
• Travel occasionally on site for troubleshooting, diagnostics, field testing, install, retrofit or support implementation and rollout strategies

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a software engineering verification/validation and/or software/hardware engineering integration role
• Experience in engineering test environment with a focus on technical manual and automated testing in a variety of embedded, server and Linux/Windows application based environments
• The candidate must have experience with industrial instrumentation, embedded systems and digital software I/O control devices
• The candidate must possess ability to work with a multi-disciplinary design team consisting of electronics, mechanical, optical and software personnel
• Hands on experience in test case design at different levels (Component, Integration, End to End and User/Operational scenarios)
• Hands on experience with test case and defect management tools (e.g. HP ALM, HPQC, Jira)
• Hands on experience with a variety of test automation tools, frameworks and environments (e.g. Robot Framework, Test Complete, SOAPUI)
• Hands on programming/developing experience using scripting languages (e.g. Perl, Python, Java and C) and source configuration tools (Git)
• Experience with test case and defect management tools (e.g. HP ALM, Jira)
• Experience working with software project delivery methodologies, frameworks and best practices (Agile and Iterative Waterfall) and an understanding of development operations and integration in testing
• You must possess excellent oral and written communication skills
• The incumbent must have a thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle and key deliverables
• Excellent time management and multitasking skills are mandatory
• Bachelor's degree desired in Software Engineering or Computer Science or similar field

Our Commitment To You

IMAX is proud to be an equal opportunity employer!

At IMAX you will be part of a culture built on respect - one that recognizes the unique talents of everyone on the team. We're proud of the differences that make us all unique and we support unity, acceptance, and equal rights for all. Diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success as a global company.

For consideration, please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note, IMAX is currently operating in-office 5 days-a-week and requires all employees to adhere to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. Additionally, all permanent full-time employment is subject to background and employment/reference checks.

Tracking Code

1625

This position is located at 2525 Speakman Drive, Mississauga, ON.