Associate Quality Designer

Electronic Arts is seeking an Associate Quality Designer for their Frostbite engine team in Vancouver. This role involves identifying, reporting on, and achieving quality targets for the Central QA Team within the game engine. Responsibilities include fostering partner relationships, tracking measurements, managing tasks, collaborating with QA colleagues for cross-project improvements, and investigating root causes of problems. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of software development processes and at least 2 years of QA software testing experience.

Must Have

• Foster relationships with Internal partners
• Collate and track measurements
• Handle incoming tasks and changes in priority
• Partner with QA colleagues to avoid cross-project risks and collaborate to produce group-wide quality improvements
• Look for opportunities to improve the quality of your team's process and workflows
• Investigate problems to understand the root cause and fixing it with your team
• Understanding of software development processes and SDLC (Agile preferred)
• Desire to take ownership of for quality and project requirements
• Familiarity with any source control, debuggers, and other software development tools (e.g. Perforce, Visual Studio)
• 2 or more years of QA software testing and test planning

Good to Have

• Experience with game engines, content & asset editors, and shared technologies
• Experience with testing automation
• Familiarity with development planning tools and defect tracking tools (JIRA, Qmetry)

Perks & Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• Mental well-being support
• Retirement savings
• Paid time off
• Family leaves
• Complimentary games

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Frostbite is EA's multi-platform game development engine. We empower creators to shape the future of gaming and we achieve this by developing creative engine features and outstanding tools. Our experienced team from across the globe is dedicated to building new technology and collaborating to ship amazing games. Frostbite powers some of the most stunning games in the industry along with deep player experiences. This is an opportunity to join a team to help promote quality across Frostbite and EA.

You will report to the team's Development Manager.

Why join the Frostbite Team?

As an Associate Quality Designer for Frostbite, you will identify, report on, and achieve quality targets for the Central QA Team within the game engine. You will work with other quality professionals to help determine quality standards and achieve quality goals across our many groups.

Responsibilities:

• Foster relationships with Internal partners. Ensure their evolving needs are met and they are updated with relevant information throughout the development cycle.
• Collate and track measurements. Analyze and use data to make informed decisions.
• Handle incoming tasks and changes in priority. Work with other teams to better understand and mitigate a variety of potential risks.
• Partner with your QA colleagues to avoid cross-project risks and collaborate to produce group-wide quality improvements.
• Look for opportunities to improve the quality of your team's process and workflows.
• Investigate problems to understand the root cause and fixing it with your team

Required Skills:

• Understanding of software development processes and SDLC (Agile preferred).
• Desire to take ownership of for quality and project requirements.
• Familiarity with any source control, debuggers, and other software development tools (e.g. Perforce, Visual Studio).
• 2 or more years of QA software testing and test planning

Bonus:

• Experience with game engines, content & asset editors, and shared technologies.
• Experience with testing automation
• Familiarity with development planning tools and defect tracking tools (JIRA, Qmetry)

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.