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Quality Assurance Tester

Robert Half
Portland, ME Per Diem
POSTED ON 1/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/6/2026
We’re looking for a Senior Software QA Engineer to lead the charge in designing, developing, and executing software test plans for embedded products. If you love hunting down bugs, automating everything in sight, and making engineers sigh with your extremely thorough reviews, this one’s for you.What You’ll DoBuild and execute test plans for new software.Create and maintain manual and automated tests (yes, both — we checked).Track down defects, document them, and make sure they never return. Ever.Help shape internal standards, processes, and test automation frameworks.Keep test environments configured and behaving (mostly) nicely.Review software throughout the dev cycle and ask the important question: 'But… can we verify it?'What You BringTop‑tier collaboration skills — you play well with engineers of all kinds.Excellent technical writing skills for crafting plans others can follow without crying.Strong scripting/programming chops for tests, tools, and reporting.Hands-on experience with embedded software development.Confidence in testing methodologies, metrics, and design/implementation reviews.Ability to read C/C without flinching.Tools You KnowVersion control defect tracking systemsBuild systems CI/CD pipelinesTesting tools and frameworksBonus points for JIRA workflow design and test management.Your BackgroundBachelor’s degree in CS, Software Engineering, or a related STEM field3 years of SQA experience in embedded systems

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