The Senior Software Test Engineer will help develop, test, and validate software systems for operating cutting-edge life science instrumentation. In this role you will work as part of the software development team to test new features, identify defects, and document test results. Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Design, develop, and execute test cases ensuring that the instrument software meets provided requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain and execute test protocols against subsystem specifications to confirm intended design requirements.
• Deploy software on instruments and perform testing on release candidate builds.
• Conduct feature, ad hoc, and exploratory testing during the software development life cycle along with bug verification.
• Adhere to the software testing best practices, QA guidelines, and internal processes.
• Provide peer review of technical and verification documents.
• Ability to travel up to 5% of working time away from work location, may include international travel at times. 

Role Requirements:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in technology, software development, and testing with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience.
• Hands-on experience testing software for complex electro-mechanical systems, such as instruments or medical devices.
• Proficient in Agile software development environment. Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle, QA methodologies.
• Familiarity with issues tracking and documentation tools (Jira, Confluence or similar).
• Experience writing test cases using test case management tools.
• Strong communication and analytical skills, problem solving skills, learning attitude and demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with behavior-driven software testing.
• Familiarity with GitHub, Actions, Jenkins, or other DevOps applications.
• Experience with cloud technologies.
• Software V&V experience for releases and product launches

The estimated base salary range for this position is $110,000 - $150,000/year. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.