QA Automation Engineer II

About The Role:

Intelliguard has an excellent opportunity for a QA Automation Engineer to join our team in San Diego, CA reporting to Director of Quality Assurance. As a QA Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of our embedded and enterprise systems. You will play a dual role in manually testing software that integrates with hardware devices and automating existing test cases to enhance efficiency and reliability. Supporting critical functions in healthcare environments, this is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented individual who learns quickly and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Write and execute manual test cases for embedded and enterprise software solutions.
• Perform black-box and exploratory testing to validate the functionality and reliability of software-hardware integration.
• Automate existing manual test cases using appropriate tools and frameworks.
• Maintain and improve existing automation scripts to ensure continued relevance and effectiveness.
• Perform regression testing after code changes to ensure no new defects are introduced.
• Investigate, document, and report defects in Jira with detailed reproduction steps.
• Work closely with development teams to resolve issues, verify fixes, and ensure all defects are addressed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user needs and acceptance criteria.
• Identify gaps in testing coverage and propose improvements to processes, methodologies, and automation strategies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

We Would Love To Hear From You, If:

• 3+ years of proven experience in software testing and test automation.
• Bachelor’s degree in technology, science, healthcare, or a related field. Equivalent relevant experience in software testing may be considered in place of formal education.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C#, JavaScript, or similar.
• Basic understanding of test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or similar.
• Strong proficiency in writing clear and concise test cases.
• Experience using bug-tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Microsoft Azure, or similar).
• Familiarity with testing against acceptance criteria and ability to think creatively to find edge cases.
• Exceptional analytical and communication skills.
• Proactive and self-driven, with the ability to work independently.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• • Experience in the medical device industry or knowledge of IEC 62304 regulatory standards.
  • Familiarity with testing software integrated with hardware devices or embedded systems.
  • Understanding of testing methodologies and working in an Agile environment.
  • Experience with test management tools such as Zephyr, and IDEs like Visual Studio.
  • Knowledge of version control systems such as Git.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Why You Should Join Us:

• Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, 10 Holidays, Floating Holiday Time)
• Medical, Dental, Vision Plans
• 401K with Employer Match
• Life/AD&D and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Voluntary Life/AD&D Optional Plans
• Pet Plan
• Parental Leave
• To play a part in helping hospitals and health systems continuously improve the environment of safety around every medication decision!

Other Information:

• Hybrid : 4 days in office, 1 day remote per week
• The essential functions of the job are usually performed in an office setting, in an indoor, temperature controlled environment. The office environment noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. While performing the job duties, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods, standing and walking intermittently, reach with hands, arms, talk or hear. The employee is required to use office equipment such as a computer, mouse, keyboard, printer. The employee may sometimes be required to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the job, we will work with you to provide an appropriate accommodation in accordance with applicable laws.
• *Relocation assistance is NOT available for this role.