Staff Engineer, Software Test
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Summary
As part of the Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing software team, you will help ensure the quality, reliability, and compliance of software used in Ion Torrent semiconductor DNA sequencing product lines. This role focuses on testing embedded instrument control software and its integration with server, web application.
Job description
How will you make an impact?
As part of the Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing software team, you will help ensure the quality, reliability, and compliance of software used in Ion Torrent semiconductor DNA sequencing product lines. This role focuses on testing embedded instrument control software and its integration with server, web application.
You will contribute to system-level and integration testing across instrument software, backend services, web applications, databases, and connected workflows. You will participate in requirements reviews, risk analysis, test planning, defect investigation, and verification activities for RUO and diagnostic products. Your work will help ensure that software is fit for intended use, mitigates identified risks, and meets applicable quality and regulatory expectations.
What will you do?
- Define the scope of testing within the context of each software release for web application and embedded instrument control software
- Participate in writings EPICs and User Stories in JIRA by gathering the requirements from Product Management, System Engineering, Molecular Biology, global support teams
- Writing test plans which includes testing objectives, testing phases, scenarios and test environment after a thorough analysis of the business rules. Estimating the testing efforts
- Plan, deploy and manage the testing activities for sanity, regression, system testing, integration testing, installation testing of the Embedded instrument control software and web application software during the entire development and verification stages
- Write and review test cases, test strategy, test data, reports, and trace matrices, ensuring design compliance and test coverage
- Generate and maintain Test Summary Reports, bug reports, traceability matrix, risk analysis
- Initiate and support product quality improvements
How will you get here?
Education: Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field of study.
Experience
- Bachelors degree and 8+ years of Software testing experience, or Master's degree and 6+ years Software testing experience
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle and software testing life cycle
- Good understanding of testing methodologies, regression, sanity, performance, feature verification testing
- Good understanding of software testing best-practices
- Experience in writing test plans, test cases, simulating test data for software verification of medical devices
- Experience in new product development from product realization to product launch
- Prior experience in Agile software development methodology
- Utilized HP ALM and Jira
- Strong expertise in Linux/Unix operating system
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Previous experience testing embedded instrument control software
- Self-motivation, problem solving ability, organizational skills, thoughtful and detail-oriented
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Driven to deliver quality results on time and in a highly ethical and professional manner
Requirements
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field of study
- Bachelors degree and 8+ years of Software testing experience, or Master's degree and 6+ years Software testing experience
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle and software testing life cycle
- Good understanding of testing methodologies, regression, sanity, performance, feature verification testing
- Good understanding of software testing best-practices
- Experience in writing test plans, test cases, simulating test data for software verification of medical devices
- Experience in new product development from product realization to product launch
- Prior experience in Agile software development methodology
- Utilized HP ALM and Jira
- Strong expertise in Linux/Unix operating system
- Previous experience testing embedded instrument control software
- Self-motivation, problem solving ability, organizational skills, thoughtful and detail-oriented
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Driven to deliver quality results on time and in a highly ethical and professional manner
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Incentive Programs
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Family Support Programs
- Commuter Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Accident Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Company overview
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. The company's mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. With over 100,000 employees globally, Thermo Fisher provides an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience, and pharmaceutical services through its industry-leading brands including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD. The company serves customers across healthcare, life sciences, applied markets, and pharmaceutical sectors, offering solutions that accelerate research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, and increase laboratory productivity. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Thermo Fisher operates globally, delivering critical scientific products, services, and workflow solutions that support researchers, organizations, and companies in addressing some of the world's most pressing issues.