Software Testing Manager

Mettler-Toledo; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Travel insurance

EAP

Job summary

Mettler-Toledo AutoChem Inc. is seeking a leader to drive software quality and testing across our instruments and software products.

You will lead a U.S.-based testing team, coordinate with offshore resources, and shape QA strategies within our PLM framework to ensure robust release readiness. This role collaborates with software development, product owners, and global R&D to balance automated and manual testing, including hardware-integrated scenarios.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Software Engineering, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in software quality assurance, testing, or related software engineering disciplines, including at least 3 years of people-management experience leading a quality or testing function within a structured product-development organization.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance and test-management practices, including test strategy, risk-based testing, defect management, metrics, traceability, and release readiness.
• Experience with manual, exploratory, system, integration, and regression testing of complex software products.
• Experience testing software integrated with physical hardware, instrumentation, or embedded systems.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile software development practices.
• Experience leading distributed or international teams in a global, cross-functional environment.
• Working knowledge of test automation, continuous integration, and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the U.S.-based Software Testing team, including performance management and hiring.
• Provide functional leadership for offshore testing resources and coordinate priorities.
• Establish and improve software quality assurance practices aligned with PLM framework.
• Lead risk-based manual, exploratory, functional, regression, system, and integration testing.
• Oversee the Software Testing Lab, including instruments, configurations, and environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to integrate quality throughout the Agile lifecycle.
• Maintain alignment with global R&D on testing priorities and release objectives.
• Partner with automation leadership to balance automated, manual, and hardware-integrated testing.
• Establish quality metrics and defect-management practices to reduce risk and improve quality.
• Assess release readiness and communicate risks and status to stakeholders.

Skills

Software QA leadership

Quality assurance

Test management

Agile/Scrum

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Stakeholder communication

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng or related field

Leadership training / MBA

Tools

Azure DevOps

Test management tools

Lab instrumentation testing

Job description

Our Opening and Your Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Software Engineering, this position is responsible for leading the software quality and testing function for AutoChem software products that control and integrate laboratory instrumentation. As a member of the Software Engineering leadership team, this role works closely with Software Development Managers, Product Owners, and global R&D counterparts to ensure effective software quality practices, comprehensive testing, and successful product delivery. What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop the U.S.-based Software Testing team, including performance management, career development, workload planning, hiring, and capability development.
• Provide functional leadership for offshore testing resources and partner with offshore management on priorities, staffing, performance, and resource needs.
• Establish and continuously improve software quality assurance practices, test methodologies, and standards in alignment with the METTLER TOLEDO PLM framework.
• Lead risk-based manual, exploratory, functional, regression, system, and integration testing, with particular emphasis on software interaction with laboratory instrumentation.
• Oversee the Software Testing Lab, including instruments, configurations, test environments, capacity, and operational readiness.
• Work closely with Software Development Managers, Product Owners, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, and other stakeholders to integrate quality and testing throughout the Agile development lifecycle.
• Maintain strong alignment with global R&D counterparts on testing practices, priorities, release objectives, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with global R&D automation leadership to implement the organization's automation strategy and maintain an effective balance of automated, manual, exploratory, and hardware-integrated testing.
• Establish meaningful quality metrics and effective defect-management practices to identify risk, improve test effectiveness, and address recurring quality issues.
• Assess software quality and release readiness and communicate significant risks, defects, testing status, and recommendations to project stakeholders and Software Engineering leadership.
• All other duties as assigned.

What You Need to Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Seven (7) years of progressive experience in software quality assurance, testing, or related software engineering disciplines, including at least three years of people-management experience leading a quality or testing function within a structured product-development organization.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance and test-management practices, including test strategy, risk-based testing, defect management, metrics, traceability, and release readiness.
• Experience with manual, exploratory, system, integration, and regression testing of complex software products.
• Experience testing software integrated with physical hardware, instrumentation, or embedded systems, including managing or coordinating physical test environments or laboratories.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile software development practices.
• Experience leading distributed or international teams in a global, cross-functional environment.
• Working knowledge of test automation, continuous integration, and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with scientific instrumentation, laboratory automation, or analytical instruments.
• Experience in a regulated, quality-managed, or formally controlled product-development environment.
• Familiarity with software testing standards or frameworks such as ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119 or ISTQB.
• Experience with Azure DevOps or comparable lifecycle, defect-tracking, and test-management platforms.
• Professional certification in software testing, quality, Agile practices, or a related discipline.
  

Our Offer to You

• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire
• Tuition reimbursement,perks, and discounts
• Parental and caregiver leave programs
• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits
• Global market strength and worldwide leadership in precision instrumentation
• A brand name that is identified worldwide with precision, quality, and innovation
• Thousands of patents, design and innovation awards across Mettler Toledo
• Global recognition for the quality of our products and services

About Mettler Toledo

Working at METTLER TOLEDO AutoChem Inc. (www.mt.com/autochem) means you are impacting the world in important ways. Our process analytical technology and automated synthesis reactors provide scientists in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical industries the information they need to deliver life-changing products. As a strategic business unit within Mettler Toledo, AutoChem develops, manufactures, sells, and services instruments that modernize chemical synthesis, provide insight to every chemical reaction, and provide process knowledge to eliminate scale-up and safety incidents.

• Our instruments increase the efficiency and effectiveness of chemists and engineers.
• Our products help develop profitable, green, and safe scientific processes.
• We help keep you healthy. Our instruments make it possible for scientists to develop new drugs and bring life-saving medicines to the world.

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