Job Description Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life by providing life science, diagnostic, and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications, and both measurement and asset management expertise. Do you enjoy exploring complex software, uncovering risks, and turning customer needs into reliable solutions? Join our collaborative software QC team in Waldbronn and help ensure that Agilent’s laboratory software and instrument workflows deliver accurate, intuitive, and trusted answers. As a Software Test Engineer, you will work across the development lifecycle with software engineers, product owners and application experts to shape testable requirements, design and execute manual and automated tests, analyze results and drive issues through to resolution. Your work will directly support scientists and laboratories worldwide in gaining the answers and insights they need. Key
Responsibilities
Plan, develop, and execute manual and automated test campaigns to validate customer workflows across the Liquid Chromatography portfolio, Chromatography Data Systems, and related applications. Design and maintain functional, system, integration, workflow, regression, and performance test cases, along with the required test data, environments, and instrument configurations. Partner with R&D, Product Marketing, and application experts to define requirements, customer workflows, acceptance criteria, and effective test strategies. Analyze test results and defects, collaborate on root cause investigations, verify fixes, and drive issues through to resolution. Ensure traceability across requirements, risks, test cases, test results, and defects, while producing and maintaining Product Lifecycle documentation in line with Agilent quality standards. Leverage approved AI tools and automation frameworks to improve test effectiveness and productivity, while ensuring AI-generated outputs and AI-enabled features meet quality, compliance, and validation requirements.
Qualifications
Required
Qualifications
University degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Experience
with software testing and development processes, including manual test design and execution, defect management, requirements-based verification, and Agile development practices.
Experience
with or knowledge of liquid chromatography, chromatography data systems (CDS), laboratory workflows, or other complex software-hardware systems. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a passion for application testing, usability, and product quality. Fluent English and German communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to effectively use and critically evaluate AI-assisted productivity, development, or testing tools. Nice-to-Have
Qualifications
Experience
in a life sciences, regulated, or quality-managed environment, including familiarity with applicable quality practices. Hands-on experience with test automation and quality tools such as Jenkins, Reqnroll, Selenium, Playwright, nUnit, MS Test, Jira, Git, or CI/CD pipelines.
Experience
with Agilent LC/LC-MS instrumentation, OpenLab CDS, API testing, AI-enabled development workflows, or validation of AI-enabled software features. Additional Details This job has a full time weekly schedule. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations Agilent Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws. Travel Required: Occasional Shift: Day Duration: No End Date Job Function: Quality/Regulatory Graduate and Student Career Site Visit our career site and learn more about Agilent Watch our video playlist to get a glimpse of life at Agilent! As a global leader in laboratory and clinical technologies, we are passionate about bringing great science to life. Our commitment to quality and innovation supports cutting-edge life science research, patient diagnostics, and ensures the safety of water, food, and pharmaceuticals. As scientists and clinicians pursue small, everyday advances and life-changing discoveries, we provide trusted answers to their most critical questions and challenges. Leveraging more than 50 years of expertise, we create advanced instruments, software, and consumables supported by teams of highly skilled and knowledgeable people. With 18,000 employees around the world, our global reach and comprehensive solutions provide the most reliable and accurate results, as well as optimal scientific, economic, and operational outcomes. We work collaboratively with our customers on their journey to make a real difference in human lives. Our culture is founded on trust, respect, and uncompromising integrity, and we pride ourselves on being a dynamic and inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity and fosters innovation. We can’t wait for you to join us as we continue our mission to improve the world around us. Information about Agilent is available at Agilent.com.