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Junior Technical Test Engineer Jobs in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at Sportable
Title: Junior Technical Test Engineer
Company: Sportable
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
At Sportable, we’re not just redefining the future of sports technology; we’re creating it. As a leading sports data provider, we’ve pioneered world-first innovations such as our range of Smart Balls, and we continue to expand into new sports and new markets. Our products combine cutting-edge embedded systems, wireless technology, and cloud-based platforms.
We are looking for a detail-oriented Junior Test Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring our products are reliable, high-quality, and user-friendly by conducting thorough testing and supporting continuous product improvement
Required skills / Experience:
BEng/BSc or higher, in Sports Science, Mathematics or Computer Science.
- Relevant experience applying software to the sports environment.
- Understanding the Game – Sports Scientists must have an established knowledge of sport including matchday procedures, in-game events, and some knowledge of the team(s) in their area.
- Conduct systematic tests and simulations to determine product quality and functionality.
- Identify product defects, document test results, and report issues to the development team.
- Focus on the user's perspective, ensuring products are easy to use and meet their needs.
- Working with Product teams to ensure product development continues to address frequent, high criticality issues seen by remote support
- Interpretation and Communication – Analysts need to have the ability to interpret what they are seeing in front of them in an accurate and timely fashion before communicating it clearly and concisely to the In-Office teams you are working with.
- Experience in performance analysis and/or data collection would be an advantage.
- Experience using and troubleshooting python scripts would be very advantageous.
- Incredible attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities:
- Creating and executing on-field and in-office test of both hardware and software solutions.
- Monitoring processes and inspecting products.
- Conduct post-release/post-implementation testing along with regression testing.
- Support our data science team in collecting and evaluating data sets for algorithm creation.
- Communicating findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Maintaining hardware.
- Achieving deadlines however possible.
Personal qualities:
- Excellent time management
- Hands-on attitude
- Honesty and integrity
- Interest in current sports trends and analytics
- Excellent communication skills
- In-depth knowledge of sports (Global football, American football, rugby)
- Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
- Knowledge and awareness of a club or clubs in your region
Reporting directly to:
Mid-Level Testing Engineer
Working closely with:
- Product Manager
- Head of Hardware and team
- Head of Software and team
- Data Science Analyst
Perks:
- Generous annual leave
- Pension Salary contribution
- Opportunity for global collaboration
Diversity statement:
Sportable is a committed equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from disabled candidates, and those form minority ethnic backgrounds.