Quality Test Engineer

Senior Quality Test Engineer

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Senior Quality Test Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases for new and existing software and electronic safety products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and ensure test coverage.
• Conduct manual and automated testing to identify defects and ensure functionality, performance, and security.
• Track and report on testing progress, defect metrics, and overall quality status to stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in QA processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Coordinate work of external resources and vendors where appropriate.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in software testing and quality assurance.

Your Skills and Expertise 
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified before start)

• Seven (7) years or more of experience working in software or electronics quality and testing in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience as a QA or test engineer or in a similar role, with a strong background in software testing.
• In-depth knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Experience with both manual and automated testing techniques.
• Proficiency in test automation tools such as Selenium, Appium, or similar.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with bug tracking and test management tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps, Github).
• Experience with mobile application testing.

Work location:

• This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic or international

Relocation: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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