Software Test Engineer

Hamilton Company; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefit Package

Tuition Reimbursement

401k

Paid Vacation Time

Job summary

Hamilton Company in Reno, Nevada is seeking a Software Test Engineer to ensure quality across robotic platforms and software products. You will advocate for software quality, develop test plans, implement tests, and document results while collaborating with software, firmware, hardware, and customer teams.

The role emphasizes automation-first testing for REST APIs, device drivers, and web-based UIs, with opportunities to grow in a diverse, world-class product development environment.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree from regionally accredited university in computer science, software engineering or related field
• 0-2 years of experience as a software tester and/or programmer
• Experience with testing robotic platforms a plus
• Laboratory experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Advocate for software quality and push for higher quality by developing test plans, implementing tests, and documenting results.
• Build sustainable testing solutions with an automation-first mentality across projects.
• Collaborate with SW, FW, HW teams and external customers.
• Design and execute tests for REST APIs, device drivers, and web-based UIs.

Skills

Quality advocate

OOP

Unit testing

API testing

UI testing

Manual testing

Communication

Documentation

Education

B.S. in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

Postman

ReadyAPI

Cypress

TestComplete

Ranorex

Job description

Company Overview

Hamilton Company is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of manual, semi-automated and robotic products for precision fluid measuring. We specialize in the development, manufacturing and customization of precision measurement devices, automated liquid handling stations, and sample management systems. For more than 60 years, Hamilton has been satisfying customer needs by combining quality materials with skilled workmanship, ensuring the highest level of performance of every precision fluid measuring device we manufacture.

Responsibilities

This is a hands-on technical position where you will be interacting with our robotic platforms to ensure we continue to deliver high quality solutions for customers. You will work closely with developers, testers, marketing, and customers. You will have the opportunity to develop creative quality solutions to meet the needs of the product and team. As a software test engineer at Hamilton, you will be expected to be the advocate for software quality. You’ll bring quality concerns to the team and help assess the impact of defects. You will push for higher quality by developing test plans, implementing tests, and document testing results. Embracing an automation-first mentality, you’ll build sustainable testing solutions for your projects.The software R&D team has a broad portfolio of products, including: internal tools, device drivers, REST APIs, web-based UIs, and full IDEs. As business needs arise, you will be working on one or more of these projects.

Qualifications

• Strong advocate for quality
• Technical programming expertise (OOP, Unit testing)
• Experience designing effective quality strategies
• Ability to recognize and prioritize work that impacts quality the most
• API testing experience (Postman, ReadyAPI, etc.)
• Automated UI testing experience (Cypress, TestComplete, Ranorex, etc.)
• Manual test execution experience
• Ability to effectively communicate with various teams (SW, FW, HW, internal and external customers)
• Ability to produce test related documentation (test plans, reports, and formalized release documentation)

Education/Experience

• 4-year degree from regionally accredited university in computer science, software engineering or related field
• 0-2 years of experience as a software tester and/or programmer
• Experience with testing robotic platforms a plus
• Laboratory experience a plus

About Hamilton

• Diverse portfolio of exciting and innovative design projects
• Tremendous opportunities for professional growth and advancement
• Commitment to sustainable design
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Benefit Package (medical, dental, vision insurance, paid vacation time, paid sick time, disability insurance, 401k, tuition reimbursement and much more)
• Solid Stable Company
• Drug free workplace.