Software test engineer

Software test engineer
Uppsala, Sweden


Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 billion. No other company can match our range of customer touch points – technologically, geographically or commercially. We help our customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe and moving forward with thousands of important projects that improve millions of lives.


This position is based in Uppsala, where Thermo Fisher develops, manufactures, and markets complete blood test systems to support the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of allergy, asthma and autoimmune diseases. With 1,900 employees worldwide, and 1,000 in Sweden, we are the global leader in in-vitro allergy testing and the European leader in autoimmunity diagnostics.


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How will you make an impact?


System Verification group is responsible for verification and validation of our analytical system for Allergy and Autoimmunity testing. This involves verification and validation of software, system and assay performance during updates of the current or development of new systems to ensure that our system fulfills internal requirement specifications and regulatory demands for all markets. The group is a team of around 20 people.


You will work with verification activities for our different software projects during the development of new analytical systems as well as updates of the current Phadia Systems. This involves hands on software testing but can also include planning and leading software verification activities.


Come and work in a supportive team with good collaboration. We also work closely with in particular the software developers but also other functions within the department System R&D. You will have the possibility to help our customers how they work and diagnose allergy tests and autoimmune diseases around the world.


What will you do?


In the role as Software Test Engineer you will work with verification and validation for our different software projects during the development of new analytical systems as well as updates of software for the current Phadia Systems. This will involve planning and leading software verification, writing test methods and hands on testing to assure that we fulfill the requirement specifications for the product.


In detail you will be working with
Designing test cases and ands-on execution of software verification
Take part in reviewing product requirement and specifications
Planning and leading verification activities



You will also work in collaboration with other functions, in particular the software development team, within the department during the entire product life cycle to assure our products have relevant and testable requirements


How will you get there?
University degree within computer science, technology or related fields
Experience from software verification and validation preferably within life science industry or equivalent regulated environment.
Experience from designing test cases and hands on testing of complex software systems
Experience from test automatization is an extra merit
Analytical and problem-solving skills. To be successful you need to have an interest in understanding how the software and interacting instruments work
Responsible, thorough and structured way of working and always having quality in mind
Able to take initiatives and work independently as well as be a good team player
Good communication skills
Fluent in English



Are you looking for a meaningful job at an international company with strong beliefs? Would you like to have a varying job with responsibility where you are really making a difference in peoples every-day life? If this sounds interesting – please apply today!


Please send in your application, including a cover letter and CV, preferably in English (combined in one document for easy upload). Please apply via http://jobs.thermofisher.com/ by Sunday the 14th of March. Reference: 147819BR. Please apply as soon as possible, the position will be filled as soon as suitable candidate is found.


If you have questions about Thermo Fisher Scientific and/or the position - please contact Essi Lovén-Kujala, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner EMEA, +358 50 358 6635.


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