Protolabs

Senior Quality Engineer, Corporate Systems

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Maple Plain, MN, USA

Hybrid

107K-161K Annually

Senior level

3D Printing • Other

The Role

The Senior Quality Engineer will ensure high-quality delivery of corporate system applications through test planning, execution of manual and automated tests, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

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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 Quality Engineer, Corporate Systems!

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 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 limited to:

Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)

Dental and Vision

Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Paid caregiver leave

You will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO + Holiday Pay + Wellness Hours + Volunteer Hours

401k with company match and immediate vest

Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate

Matching grants through Protolabs foundation

And More!

Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.

Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Physical Demands:

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

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The Company

HQ: Maple Plain, MN

1,085 Employees

What We Do

Protolabs is the world's fastest digital manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand production. The technology-enabled company produces custom parts and assemblies in as fast as 1 day with automated 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding processes. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables accelerated time to market, reduces development and production costs, and minimizes risk throughout the product life cycle. 3D Printing Our 3D printing service offers a wide selection of materials and technologies to create prototypes and end-use parts with complex geometries and detailed features. With tight process controls, careful design reviews, and extensive quality monitoring, we ensure precise and repeatable 3D-printed parts, every time. CNC Machining We use 3- and 5-axis milling along with turning to machine parts from commercial-grade plastics and metals. Our online quoting system and automated manufacturing process enable us to ship parts within 24 hours, helping customers accelerate development and reduce time to market. Sheet Metal Fabrication Protolabs is an industry leader in quick-turn sheet metal parts for both prototyping and low-volume production. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables us to fabricate sheet metal parts in as fast as 5 days. Additionally, we can support our customers’ development efforts with component assemblies, several finish options, and screen printing. Injection Molding Our injection molding service offers two options—prototyping and on-demand manufacturing—which provide customers a tooling solution that aligns with their project’s requirements. It’s used for quick-turn prototyping, bridge tooling, and low-volume production of up to 10,000+ parts in 15 days or less.