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Job Summary
This job code is to be used for internships and co-ops. It is not to be used for temporary or contract workers.
Job Description
Program Overview
The Comcast Cooperative Educational Program (Co-op) immerses students into the daily operations of a contemporary media and technology company while working side-by-side with Comcast’s top innovators. Designed for students whose curriculum allows for a cooperative learning track, the co-op becomes an integral part of the Comcast team working on creative, innovative, and thought-provoking projects within various business units. Throughout the experience, there is opportunity for exposure to mentorship and professional development while having some fun along the way.
Role Overview
Do you want to have fun using cutting edge technologies and be part of a technology family that makes products that people want to have at their homes?
Do you want to apply your school concepts on real stuff that makes a difference for people’s enjoyment and entertainment?
Do you want to see families enjoying movies, games and entertainment and with confidence and pride tell them that you are a critical part for that to happen? Do you want to help your friends and families when having issues connecting to entertainment? Do you want to work in technologies that no other broadband products have yet in the market?
Then, you came to the right team!
We are the Wi-Fi Quality Assurance team under the Customer Promises Equipment Design and Development team and part of the Technology and Product Experience Division of Comcast. We are responsible for the testing of all new products containing the latest Wi-Fi technologies utilized on routers, laptops, home devices, mobile devices, TVs, etc.
Comcast’s products use the latest and most innovative technologies, one of them being Wi-Fi 7!! and Comcast is currently developing new wireless gateways that use it. The student’s responsibility will be to help on product testing, result analysis and creation of reports to be presented to higher levels of management.
Responsibilities
The student will be involved in a very dynamic environment with various roles contributing to his/her development. Part of their responsibilities are to run different types of testing, such as:
Functionality and new features
Throughput performance (speed tests)
Interoperability
Capacity and stability
Roaming and steering
End user experience testing, among others.
The student will be working with a Senior engineer who will be training him/her on:
Test methodologies
Testbeds and test equipment of the latest Wi-Fi technologies
Tools to record what was tested and the results
Tools that generate reports after testing
Creation of test cases
Creation and tracking of tickets that record software issues found during testing
Test analysis and reporting
Scripting and automation
The student will also be involved in meetings with other important groups during the product development such as software development engineers, hardware development engineers, architects, program and product managers, among others.
This is an awesome and very dynamic environment, and you will be exposed to new problems every day, to new troubleshooting techniques and discussions of different ways to resolve problems. Your interaction will contribute to exciting developments in one of the most important companies in the Philadelphia area!
You will also learn some program management, strategies, and the product development cycles.
Co-op Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To
Creation of new test cases and test suites
To use the Test Case Management tool to manage the tests and their results.
To run test cases based on the test suites created
To create reports of the tests run
To record any issues found in the JIRA defect tracking tool
To follow up with development engineers the defects created and work with them to resolve the issues
To help on the troubleshooting of issues
To use cutting edge technology test beds for running performance testing
To automate the test cases and test executions
Preferred Qualifications
Automation
Great communication skills
Willingness to learn and work in a team environment
Deep technical understanding and troubleshooting skills
Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree from Drexel University, with a cooperative learning track.
Available to work 40 hours per week for 6 months starting September 23, 2024 through March 28, 2025.
Available to report in-person to the work location provided above.
3.0 minimum cumulative GPA preferred.
Authorized to work in the United States of America
Comcast is an Affirmative Action/EEO employer M/F/D/V
Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Salary
Base Pay: $32.00
The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Relevant Work Experience
0-2 Years
Seniority level
Internship
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting, Technology, Information and Internet, and Telecommunications
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