Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Summary

If you are a professional looking for an opportunity to work with the global Emerson Systems and Software organization, this is a stimulating opportunity for you! As the Software Quality Assurance Engineer, you will help build and sustain quality, as part of a collaborative Agile team. You will combine hands-on testing, automation, technical investigation, and continuous improvement to help deliver reliable, high-quality software experiences. By partnering closely with cross-functional teams, you will advocate quality, represent the customer perspective, and contribute to innovative solutions that support successful product releases.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Champion quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle by identifying risks early and supporting informed release decisions.
• Develop a strong understanding of software platform, customer workflows, integrations, and operational use cases to ensure effective test coverage.
• Translate business and technical requirements into comprehensive test strategies that address functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end scenarios.
• Execute exploratory, functional, regression, API, integration, and end-to-end testing activities while documenting results and communicating outcomes clearly.
• Investigate, document, and verify software defects, working collaboratively with stakeholders to drive effective resolution.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests that improve efficiency, reduce repetitive manual effort, and strengthen release confidence.
• Partner with developers, product owners, and subject matter experts to improve requirements clarity, acceptance criteria, and testability early in the development process.
• Utilize AI-enabled tools responsibly to support test design, automation development, test data creation, analysis, documentation, and defect investigation while validating outputs for accuracy and quality.
• Analyze testing trends and quality metrics to identify opportunities for product, automation, and process improvements.
• Collaborate with product management, development, user experience, architecture, operations, support, and domain experts to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Actively contribute to Agile, Scrum, and SAFe ceremonies, promoting quality-focused practices and continuous improvement.

Who You Are

You have a strong bottom-line orientation. You learn quickly when facing new situations. You follow through on commitments. You make sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information. You anticipate the impact of emerging technologies and makes adjustments.

For This Role, You Will Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in software quality assurance, including both manual and automated testing of web-based, enterprise, or complex software applications.
• Knowledge of software testing principles, exploratory testing, test design techniques, defect management, and risk-based testing approaches.
• Experience designing and executing tests across user interfaces, APIs, integrations, backend services, and data workflows.
• Experience developing or maintaining automated tests using modern frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar tools.
• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language such as C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Java.
• Experience using relational databases and SQL for test data management, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart

• Experience balancing manual testing activities with scalable and maintainable automated test coverage.
• Experience using Azure DevOps, Git-based workflows, test management tools, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools to enhance testing, automation, analysis, and quality practices.
• Experience testing cloud-based, SaaS, distributed, or highly integrated software solutions.
• Experience working in Agile, Scrum, or SAFe environments with geographically distributed teams.
• Experience supporting industrial automation, SCADA, control systems, IoT, IIoT, telemetry, or related operational technology solutions.

Our Culture and Commitment To You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave

About Us

WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

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About Emerson

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

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