Associate Software Quality Engineer 1

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The Role

We are looking for an Associate Software Quality Engineer I to join our Manufacturing and Supply Chain (MSC) Engineering organization. In this role, you will help validate industrial software supporting planning, scheduling, optimization, production, and supply chain workflows. Working with guidance from experienced engineers in a cross-functional Agile team, you will create and execute tests, report and investigate defects, contribute to automation, and build your product and quality engineering skills.

Your Impact

• Review user stories, acceptance criteria, designs, and product workflows with the team to understand expected behavior.
• Create, maintain, and execute clear manual and automated test cases for well-defined features and defects.
• Perform functional, exploratory, integration, regression, smoke, and compatibility testing with guidance based on product risk.
• Document defects with reproducible steps and relevant evidence, and collaborate with developers through verification and closure.
• Contribute to automated test scripts, test data, and test environments using established team frameworks and practices.
• Participate in backlog refinement, iteration planning, daily coordination, reviews, retrospectives, and system demos.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Agile Team Leads, developers, and Quality Engineering peers to deliver working software.
• Learn and apply source control, defect management, CI/CD, and software quality practices.
• Document test results and contribute to shared product and quality knowledge.
• Build familiarity with MSC customer workflows and the product areas supported by the Agile team.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 0-3 years of experience w/foundational understanding of software testing concepts, the software development lifecycle, and defect management.
• Academic, internship, personal-project, or professional exposure to testing software applications or services.
• Basic programming or scripting ability in C#, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or a comparable language.
• Basic understanding of APIs, databases, source control, debugging, and automated testing concepts.
• Ability to follow requirements, ask clarifying questions, document results clearly, and work effectively with guidance.
• Strong learning mindset, analytical thinking, attention to detail, and commitment to product quality.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate in English in a global engineering environment.

Preferred Qualifications/Requirements:

• Exposure to test automation tools, unit-test frameworks, REST APIs, SQL, CI/CD, cloud technologies, or web and desktop application testing.
• Familiarity with Agile or SAFe ways of working.Academic or practical experience with scientific, engineering, enterprise, or industrial software.
• Interest in manufacturing, supply chain, planning and scheduling, mathematical modeling, or optimization.

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