Senior V&V Engineer

We are seeking a self-driven, highly experienced QA professional to join our testing team for our Verification and Validation team for Automated Fare Collection (AFC) systems. This role combines hands-on manual and automation testing with the ability to guide junior engineers, ensuring quality and driving continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, domain knowledge, and the ability to mentor and be part of a high-performing QA team. The role involves testing hardware devices such as ticket validators, gates, kiosks, and related systems to ensure seamless integration with AFC software platforms. The engineer will design and execute test cases, automate repetitive scenarios, and ensure compliance with industry standards and operational reliability.

Must Have

• Analyze AFC system requirements and prepare detailed test plans.
• Design test scenarios for hardware-software integration and transaction workflows.
• Execute functional, regression, and system testing on AFC devices.
• Identify, document, and track defects using JIRA or similar tools.
• Ensure adherence to AFC standards like ISO 14443 and EMV.
• Prepare detailed test reports and maintain documentation.
• Possess strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, and QA methodologies.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in SQL queries of simple to medium complexity.
• Experienced in manual and exploratory testing.
• Familiar with TestRail and Jira for defect management.

Good to Have

• Familiarity with AFC systems, smart cards, QR ticketing, and payment gateways.
• Knowledge of communication protocols (TCP/IP, RS232, NFC).
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitLab CI.
• Proficiency in test automation tools (Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Python/Java).
• Hands-on experience in device-level testing and hardware-software integration.
• Exposure to API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured, SOAP).
• Experience in transportation, transit, or the AFC domain.
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces like NFC readers and smart card encoders.
• Knowledge of protocol analyzers such as Wireshark.
• Experience with Windows and Linux OS platforms.

Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

Job Summary: We are seeking a self-driven, highly experienced QA professional to join our testing team for our Verification and Validation team for Automated Fare Collection (AFC) systems. This role combines hands-on manual and automation testing with the ability to guide junior engineers, ensuring quality and driving continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, domain knowledge, and the ability to mentor and be part of a high-performing QA team.

Required skills: H SI Testing, Hardware Knowledge(NFC/RFID, Smart Card Readers), Communication Protocols (CAN/RS-422), Linux Embedded, EMV, Fare Calculation Testing, API Testing, SQL, Jenkins, Test Rail

The role involves testing hardware devices such as ticket validators, gates, kiosks, and related systems to ensure seamless integration with AFC software platforms. The engineer will

a) Design and execute test cases related to functional, regression, and integration testing on devices and applications,

b) Automate repetitive scenarios and ensure compliance with industry standards and operational reliability.

The right candidate would be a self-driven and detail-oriented, proactive individual who can take ownership of testing activities.

Key Responsibilities

o Test Planning & Design

• Analyze the AFC system requirements and prepare detailed test plans and test cases for device and application testing.
• Define test scenarios for hardware-software integration, communication protocols, and transaction workflows.

o Manual Testing Execution

• Perform functional, regression, and system testing on AFC devices (validators, gates, ticket vending machines, POS terminals).
• Validate device behavior under various operational conditions (network connectivity, power cycles, card/ticket types).

o Defect Management

• Identify, document, and track defects using tools like JIRA or similar.
• Collaborate with development and hardware teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues.

o Compliance & Standards

• Ensure adherence to AFC standards (e.g., ISO 14443 for contactless cards, EMV for payment systems).
• Validate compliance with security and transaction integrity requirements.

o Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare detailed test reports, logs, and defect summaries.
• Maintain device configuration and test environment documentation.

Required Skills & Competencies

o Key / Core Must-haves:

• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, and QA methodologies.
• Extremely good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good working knowledge of Simple to Medium complexity SQL queries
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of manual and exploratory testing
• Experience using TestRail and Jira

o Good to have skills:

• Familiarity with AFC systems, smart cards, QR ticketing, and payment gateways
• Knowledge of communication protocols (TCP/IP, RS232, NFC).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Proficiency in test automation tools (Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Python/Java-based frameworks)
• Hands-on experience in device-level testing and hardware-software integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Electronics, plus 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Exposure to API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured & SOAP).
• Experience in transportation, transit, or the AFC domain would be a major plus.

Tools & Technologies

• Manual Testing: JIRA, TestRail
• Automation: Selenium, Appium, Python/Java, Playwright, Jenkins
• Hardware Interfaces: NFC readers, smart card encoders (Good to have)
• Protocol Analyzers: Wireshark (Good to have)
• OS Platforms: Windows, Linux (Major plus)

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