Senior QA Engineer - Automation & Systems QA

Socket.dev; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Onto Innovation is a leader in process control and semiconductor test solutions, seeking a software test professional. You will drive system-level testing across multiple platforms, validating software with software, hardware, and manufacturing teams, and develop comprehensive test plans for new features.

The role emphasizes automation, debugging multithreaded systems, and collaboration across disciplines, with international travel at ~20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Ability to understand requirements and design test strategies and plans based on those requirements
• Proven experience (7+ years) in software testing and/or systems level testing for highly technical applications
• Experience developing automation frameworks or automated tests and scripting (Python, JavaScript, etc.)
• Experience testing client/server solutions
• Excellent skillset focused on Windows development, the .NET platform (C#, C++), and relational databases (SQL Server a plus)
• Experience with software development methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, or Kanban
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail and quality. Demonstrated experience debugging complex multi-threaded environments
• Ability to design and execute test strategies and plans based on requirements and functional designs
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
• Must travel internationally to customer sites at least 20% of the time

Responsibilities

• Perform requirements-based and system level testing across projects and platforms ensuring quality and efficiency for Onto's Inspection Business Unit solutions
• Cross-functional collaboration with software, hardware, manufacturing and applications teams to validate software
• Analyze and verify software requirements for testability, clarity and completeness
• Develop comprehensive test plans for new features and products
• Investigate, reproduce, log and escalate issues/defects
• Develop efficient test strategies (test cases and procedures) for the different sub-systems comprising the product
• Develop and execute automated and manual tests, regression, functional, and acceptance tests
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of software to ensure high-quality and reliable operation
• Participate in the design and implementation of new features and functionalities
• Perform design/code reviews for all automation scripts and manual test cases, collaborating with systems engineers, software developers, and other technical staff
• Provide technical support and guidance to other team members
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies in software development and hardware-software integration

Skills

Automation testing

Python

JavaScript

Windows development

.NET

SQL Server

Agile/Scrum

Debugging multi‑threaded

Test strategy design

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in a related field

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Job description

Onto Innovation is a leader in process control and semiconductor test solutions, seeking a software test professional. You will drive system-level testing across multiple platforms, validating software with software, hardware, and manufacturing teams, and develop comprehensive test plans for new features.

The role emphasizes automation, debugging multithreaded systems, and collaboration across disciplines, with international travel at ~20%.