Senior QA Automation Engineer - Onshape

PTC•Boston, MA

2d•$118,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

PTC is a global company that transforms how companies operate, create better products, and empower people by bridging the physical and digital worlds with its software. The company focuses on creating opportunities for team members to explore, learn, and grow. The Senior QA Automation Engineer role is part of the Onshape team, which offers a cloud-native CAD platform for real-time collaboration among engineers and designers. Quality assurance is crucial to Onshape's mission, relying on robust automation to ensure reliability, performance, and user experience.

Requirements

Ability to commute to the Boston Seaport office at least 1-2 days per week.
5+ years of experience developing automated test solutions for complex web or cloud-based applications.
Strong experience developing UI and API-based automation frameworks.
Proficiency in Java, Javascript, or Typescript. Java is preferred, experience in JS/TS is required.
Familiarity with source control systems such as Git.
Experience with CI/CD systems, automated testing pipelines, and modern software development practices.
Strong understanding of web technologies, REST APIs, asynchronous processing, and distributed systems.
Demonstrated ability with debugging and problem-solving.
Team-oriented and takes initiative to engage with stakeholders to devise solutions.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across globally distributed teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience testing CAD applications or OpenGL-based graphics systems.
Experience working in cloud-native or SaaS environments.
Experience with containerized applications and modern development tooling.
Experience validating large-scale distributed systems.
Experience mentoring junior engineers and influencing engineering best practices.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools and workflows to accelerate test automation development, improve test effectiveness, and increase software quality across complex distributed systems.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain UI and API-based automation frameworks.
Build automated tests for new and existing product features.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Investigate test failures, identify root causes, and improve system reliability.
Improve automation coverage, stability, performance, and maintainability.
Collaborate with development teams to promote quality throughout the development lifecycle.
Partner with QA Manual team to strategize test coverage.
Define and refine automation architecture, tooling, and engineering best practices.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship across the QA team.