Software Test Engineer

Steris Corporation•Plymouth, MN

2d•$88,250 - $117,500•Onsite

About The Position

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe. This role involves designing, implementing, debugging, and executing software tests for new and sustaining engineering projects according to corporate policies and business operating procedures. The engineer will participate in test reviews, apply test design principles to verify software requirements and identify anomalies, and support senior engineers in investigating new test technologies and tools. Responsibilities include performing various types of testing such as unit, integration, system, capacity, and performance testing, as well as documenting defects with detailed reproduction steps and debugging information. The role also entails implementing test automation initiatives, validating software test tools, creating and maintaining automated test scripts, and collecting data for quality assessment metrics.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Engineering (any), Computer Science, or related field of study and two (2) years of work experience in the job offered or related occupation.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any), Computer Science, or related field of study and five (5) years of work experience in the job offered or related occupation (in lieu of Master's degree).
Developing and testing embedded software applications.
Developing software solutions or test scripts using Python.
Python.
C/C++ object-oriented analysis and programming.
Multi-threaded/multi-tasking programming.
Defect management and test management tools.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, debug, and execute software tests according to corporate policies and business operating procedures on new and sustaining engineering projects.
Participate in test reviews to better understand requirements and receive guidance on test approaches.
Apply test design principles and technologies to verify software meets requirements and identify anomalies in software operation.
Support senior engineer in investigation of new test technologies and tools.
Perform unit, integration, and system testing and capacity and performance testing of software applications.
Document defects, capturing steps to reproduce and information for debugging.
Implement test automation initiatives per plan.
Validate software test tools according to corporate procedures.
Create and maintain automated test scripts using appropriate scripting and tools to support project’s needs.
Collect data to generate metrics to assess test progress and software quality.