Senior Software Quality Engineer, Machine Operations

Location: Maple Plain

Be yourself at Protolabs

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.  We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace.  So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply! 

You can help make our company even better.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself.  We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.

Why Protolabs?

We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do.

It's our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.

Join our team as a Senior Software Quality Engineer, Machine Operations!

This is a fixed hybrid role on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at HQ in Maple Plain MN.

The Senior Quality Engineer (SQE) partners with product managers, developers, and software quality engineers to ensure high-quality delivery of corporate systems applications. This role is responsible for end-to-end quality ownership of large features or applications, including test planning, manual testing, and execution of automated test scripts. From requirements through production, the SQE ensures solutions meet functional, performance, and reliability standards.

What You'll Do

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Create and execute software tests that include functional testing, system testing, and regression testing

* Develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases

* Investigate and capture bugs and issues using logs, development tools, and other tools available

* Review and validate requirements and acceptance criteria with product managers and stakeholders

* Identify gaps, edge cases, and non‑functional risks early in the design phase

* Participate on Agile Scrum teams to provide test estimates, create tests, and execute tests

* Perform other job duties as assigned

Technical Excellence & Collaboration

* Write clean, maintainable, and well documented code following established development standards

* Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of development practices

* Collaborate effectively with engineers, analysts, QA, and operations teams

* Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies clearly to team members and stakeholders

Automation & Innovation

* Explore and apply AI based tools or techniques to improve development efficiency and automation (where appropriate)

What It Takes

Education and Experience:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

* 5+ years of experience in Software Testing, Software Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance

* Hands on experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX, inclusive of warehouse, inventory, and manufacturing execution (kanbans) in a testing or support role

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

* Demonstrated familiarity of formalized software test practices and methodologies

* Experience with version control systems and modern development workflows

What Makes You Standout

* Experience using an automated test tool, such as Playwright, Selenium, or QTP

* Hands on experience using C#, Python, SQL OR other scripting languages for UI and API

* Experience with version control systems such as SVN, GIT or TFS

* Experience using test or defect tracking tools within the software development lifecycle

* Experience leveraging AI tools for automation

* Experience with test automation frameworks and automated quality practices

What's In It For You?

* We offer a competitive salary and annual bonus opportunity

* In addition, we offer amazing benefits including but not…