Software Test Co-op Student (Sonar)

Location: Onsite at the Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada office

Company

hirify.global Discovery Canada develops marine electronics and subsea sonar systems for positioning, surveying, navigation, and other marine applications.

What you will do

• Develop and execute manual test procedures for desktop, embedded, and system-level software.
• Create and maintain automated test scripts and test frameworks.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and acceptance testing for sonar control and monitoring software.
• Report, track, verify, and troubleshoot software defects with engineering teams.
• Support software release validation and hardware-software integration testing using laboratory sonar and electronics equipment.
• Maintain test documentation, validation records, and reports while contributing to test process improvements.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related degree program.
• Completed the third or fourth year of study and eligible for a co-op work term.
• Knowledge of software development and testing principles.
• Programming experience in one or more of Python, C++, C#, or Java.
• Familiarity with Git or other version control systems.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience developing automated tests, test scripts, or using test management and issue tracking tools.
• Familiarity with software quality assurance, verification, and validation practices.
• Exposure to hardware-software integration, embedded systems, networking, serial communications, or instrumentation interfaces.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and LLM-based coding analysis or test tools.
• Interest in robotics, marine technology, sensors, sonar systems, or related technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Four- or eight-month co-op work term.
• Hands-on experience with commercial marine products and real-world hardware and software systems.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration across software, electronics, acoustics, and mechanical engineering.
• Exposure to software verification, release quality management, documentation traceability, and defect management.
• Work in an engineering environment focused on challenging problems and high-performance products.