Staff Software QA Engineer

Nova Biomedical: One Global Brand. One Vision. Together under one name.

Advanced Instruments and Nova Biomedical are now united under one brand, Nova Biomedical, marking a major milestone in our journey to deliver greater value to our customers. By combining our strengths, we're accelerating innovation, supporting critical workflows, and delivering world-class service across the biopharmaceutical and clinical markets.

About the company

At Nova Biomedical, we’re not just building instruments, we’re powering breakthroughs that improve lives. Our smart, science-driven solutions are trusted in over 100 countries to speed drug development and enhance patient care.

Our integration brings together more than 70 years of scientific excellence with Nova’s cutting-edge innovation, forming a powerhouse of precision, purpose, and possibility. With FDA-registered, ISO-certified manufacturing, more than 125 FDA approvals, and industry-trusted diagnostics, we’re setting new standards in quality and reliability. Nova Biomedical is proud to be a global leader in osmolality testing and biotechnology and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) instrumentation, dedicated to advancing patient care and scientific discovery with a legacy that continues to shape the future of life sciences.

With headquarters in Norwood and Waltham, Massachusetts, and a global team of nearly 2,000 employees, we’re building a collaborative, empowered culture grounded in shared values: Customer Centricity, Ingenuity, Ownership & Accountability, Collaboration, and Integrity.

Working at Nova Biomedical means joining a mission-driven organization where your contributions matter. Whether you're in engineering, science, manufacturing, or support, you’ll be part of a team that values innovation, invests in your growth, and is committed to making a real-world impact on global health.

Explore what’s next with us at novabiomedical.com or aicompanies.com

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Software QA Engineer to provide quality test for complex Windows-based software systems. This role owns test strategy and drives validation across the software lifecycle, partnering closely with engineering and product teams to prevent defects, improve reliability, and accelerate delivery. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in test for C#/.NET applications, strong troubleshooting skills across multi-process/inter-process communication (IPC) architectures, and the ability to mentor engineers and champion best practices in quality engineering.

If you’re passionate about software engineering and want to be part of a team that is shaping the future of life sciences, we’d love to hear from you, apply today!

What you’ll do

• Own and evolve the overall test strategy for Windows-based products, including test planning and coverage goals.
• Define, implement, and monitor quality metrics (defect trends, coverage) and drive continuous improvement actions.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to translate requirements into testable acceptance criteria and robust validation plans.
• Lead deep-dive investigations of complex issues (logs) and provide clear root-cause analysis in partnership with developers.
• Drive release qualification: test execution coordination, go/no-go recommendations, and stakeholder communication.
• Evaluate and introduce tools/technologies to improve CI quality signals (test reporting, parallelization, environment provisioning, static analysis).

What we are looking for in you

• Extensive experience testing large-scale or mission-critical Windows applications, including defining validation strategies.
• Experience with CI/CD and test execution in the instruments.
• Solid understanding of multi-process architectures and IPC mechanisms, with the ability to validate concurrency, timing, and reliability edge cases.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and communication skills; able to influence without authority and drive alignment on quality.
• Automation test experience is preferred.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree of Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in software quality engineering for Windows applications.

Physical Requirements for this role include:

• The ability to work on a laptop or desktop computer for prolonged periods of time.
• The ability to lift at least 15 lb.
• The full list of physical requirements for this role is available upon request.

Why work for Nova Biomedical

• Flexible Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
• Competitive 401k company match
• Bonus Program, Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Generous Tuition reimbursement
• Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
• Professional development, engagement and events
• Company marketplace for lunch and snacks in our Norwood, MA, Billerica, MA and Westbrook, ME offices
• Company subsidized cafeteria in our Waltham, MA office

Work Location: Hybrid work schedule on-site in Waltham, MA

Targeted Salary Range: $140,000 - $165,000/year.

Nova Biomedical believes in transparency and integrity throughout all we do, including compensation. The provided salary range for this role represents the expected base salary or hourly rate for this opening. Actual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and may vary based on individual factors such as location, skills, and education.

EEO Statement:

Nova Biomedical takes pride in being an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. As a part of our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, Nova Biomedical will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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