Software Test Engineer II

Software Test Engineer II

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity This position works on site daily out of our Irving, TX location in the Core Diagnostics Business Unit. Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks. In this role you will perform comprehensive software verification and validation (V&V) activities, including test case creation and execution, exploratory testing, and development of test plans and reports.

What You'll Work On

If hired, you will work closely with software development, quality, and cross-functional teams to ensure appropriate test coverage, effective defect resolution, and high-quality software releases. The position also includes internal technical leadership responsibilities, contributing to testing strategy, best practices, and continuous improvement efforts.

In addition,

• Investigate unexpected software behavior, defects, and field-reported issues. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot complex, system-level problems, including UI-related issues observed in lab or field environments. Communicate investigation outcomes to team leadership and recommend testing strategies. Verify and validate implemented fixes.
• Perform software testing activities for development user stories and features throughout the SDLC, ensuring requirements are correctly implemented and verified.
• Conduct exploratory testing, system-level end-to-end testing, and UI workflow testing, including hands-on testing in a lab environment using medical devices and simulators.
• Develop test datasets and execute automated test scripts to support efficient and repeatable testing of application software releases. Evaluate manual test cases for automation suitability and convert tests as appropriate.
• Review system specifications, software requirements, and user stories to create verification and validation test plans and test cases. Execute tests using both black box (requirements-based) and white box (design- and logic-aware) testing approaches.
• Evaluate test plans to ensure adequate UI, functional, and system-level test coverage, identifying gaps and overlaps across testing efforts and adjusting plans to improve efficiency.
• Create and maintain verification and validation documentation, including test plans, test reports, and traceability matrices. Review these deliverables with relevant stakeholders to ensure alignment with quality and regulatory expectations.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years Relevant experience with a master's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 4 years Related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years Relevant work experience with a bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Moderate level of ability to conduct thorough data analytics & implement data-driven solutions.
• Moderate level of knowledge with continuous integration & continuous deployment (CI/CD).
• Moderate knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Moderate level of understanding of test methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Medical Laboratory Science: Experience in Abbott or similar company.

The base pay for this position is $68,000.00 – $136,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.