Hybrid Software Quality Engineering Manager

Terumo BCT, Inc.; Lakewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 129,100 - 161,400; Full time

Job summary

Terumo BCT, Inc. is seeking an experienced Software Quality Engineering Manager in Lakewood, CO to lead a team of SQEs and hands‑on engineering efforts.

You will own test strategy implementation, embedding quality early in the lifecycle and partnering with software development, systems engineering, and DevOps to ensure secure, compliant software across products. The role requires strong leadership, 8+ years in software quality, and experience in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of software quality engineering experience.
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g., medical devices, aerospace) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of SQEs, providing coaching, performance management, and professional development.
• Contribute directly to test design, review, and quality engineering activities across active projects.
• Ensure test cases are defined, reviewed, and approved in alignment with overall test strategy, risk, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and oversee the creation of high‑quality test cases for both manual and automated testing, ensuring appropriate coverage and traceability.
• Drive development of comprehensive, repeatable, and traceable test cases that fully cover product requirements and risk controls.
• Enforce adherence to defined SQE processes, quality gates, and lifecycle expectations to prevent defect escape and reduce rework.
• Partner with Software Development, Systems Engineering, and DevOps to embed shift‑left practices and continuous testing into development workflows.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews to ensure testability, early quality validation, and alignment with system requirements.
• Support and operationalize cybersecurity and performance testing strategies within project execution and test design.
• Review test execution results and ensure accuracy, completeness, and appropriate defect identification.
• Drive continuous improvement of SQE processes, tools, and practices based on project insights, metrics, and feedback.
• Ensure global consistency in test practices, enabling test cases to be executed reliably across distributed teams with defined baseline knowledge.
• Reinforce alignment to the SQE ownership model, ensuring test strategy remains SQE‑driven and automation execution aligns with defined test cases.

Skills

Test strategy

Risk-based testing

SDLC understanding

QA leadership

Cybersecurity testing

Automation knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Terumo BCT, Inc. is seeking an experienced Software Quality Engineering Manager in Lakewood, CO to lead a team of SQEs and hands‑on engineering efforts.

You will own test strategy implementation, embedding quality early in the lifecycle and partnering with software development, systems engineering, and DevOps to ensure secure, compliant software across products. The role requires strong leadership, 8+ years in software quality, and experience in regulated environments.