Senior Software Quality Engineer - Hybrid (Lakewood, CO)

TERUMO BCT, INC; Lakewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

401(k) plan

Vacation and sick time

Well-being programs

Job summary

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies in Lakewood, CO is seeking a Software Quality Test Engineer 4 to lead test strategy for both new product development and sustaining software, with a strong emphasis on shift-left and regulatory compliance.

The role involves designing high-quality, repeatable test cases, determining manual vs automated testing approaches, and partnering with SDETs and global teams to ensure end-to-end coverage and traceability across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in software quality engineering in regulated environments.
• Ability to determine manual vs automated testing approaches based on risk.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and shift-left practices.
• Proven ability to create clear, repeatable test cases.
• Experience with traceability and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define test strategy and coverage based on risk, system behavior, product requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive, repeatable, and traceable test cases aligned to requirements and risk.
• Design high-quality test cases by defining manual and automation-ready approaches, ensuring appropriate coverage.
• Evaluate and determine which test cases should be automated versus manual based on risk, repeatability, efficiency, and overall value.
• Partner with SDETs to ensure automated test implementation aligns with defined test cases, coverage, and overall quality engineering strategy.
• Review and approve test cases to ensure consistency, completeness, and repeatability across global execution teams.
• Evaluate and review test execution results, including outputs from global execution teams, and ensure accurate interpretation of results.
• Investigate test failures, determine root cause (test vs software defect), and document defects appropriately.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability from requirements and risk controls through test cases, execution, and verification results.
• Participate in requirements reviews and provide feedback to ensure clarity, completeness, and testability.
• Conduct and document thorough impact assessments to identify affected requirements, test cases, and system components for changes and releases.
• Support shift-left and continuous quality practices by collaborating with development, systems, and DevOps teams throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Test case design

Manual testing

Automated testing

Regulatory compliance

Risk-based testing

SDETs collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies in Lakewood, CO is seeking a Software Quality Test Engineer 4 to lead test strategy for both new product development and sustaining software, with a strong emphasis on shift-left and regulatory compliance.

The role involves designing high-quality, repeatable test cases, determining manual vs automated testing approaches, and partnering with SDETs and global teams to ensure end-to-end coverage and traceability across the product lifecycle.