Senior Manager, QA Automation

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Senior Manager of QA Automation-Hybrid (Boston)

About Onshape

Onshape is a cutting-edge cloud-native CAD platform that empowers engineers and designers to collaborate in real time from anywhere in the world. Built for speed scalability and innovation Onshape is transforming how products are designed and developed. Quality assurance is critical to this missionevery feature and update depends on robust automation to maintain the seamless experience our users expect.

Overview

As the Senior Manager of QA Automation you will lead a team responsible for building and maintaining scalable automation frameworks that ensure Onshapes reliability and performance. Youll work closely with development release engineering and operations teams to integrate automation into our CI/CD pipelines and drive continuous improvement in quality processes. This is a hands-on leadership role where youll set priorities provide technical guidance and mentor engineers to deliver world-class automation solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of QA automation engineers fostering growth and technical excellence.
• Oversee the design implementation and maintenance of UI and API-based end-to-end automation frameworks.
• Collaborate with development and release engineering teams to integrate automation into CI/CD workflows.
• Establish best practices for test automation debugging and performance optimization.
• Prioritize automation initiatives to align with product release schedules and quality goals.
• Drive improvements in automation coverage reliability and maintainability.

Required Skills & Experience

• Location: Commute to Boston Seaport office 2-3 days a week
• Leadership: 35 years of experience managing QA or software engineering teams.
• Automation Expertise: 5 years of experience with UI- and API-based end-to-end automation frameworks.
• Technical Depth: Strong understanding of web application technologies (async REST distributed systems).
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in Java C and JavaScript.
• Analytical Skills: Strong debugging and problem-solving abilities.
• Communication: Excellent organizational and communication skills for cross-team collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CAD or OpenGL-based graphics.
• Familiarity with source control tools (e.g. Git).
• Experience working with distributed teams.
• Background in building automation for complex distributed systems.

Why Join Us

• Work on a product that is redefining the future of CAD and engineering collaboration.
• Lead impactful automation initiatives that directly influence product quality and user experience.
• Collaborate with world-class engineers in a dynamic innovative environment.
• Competitive compensation comprehensive benefits and opportunities for career growth.

PTC carefully considers a wide varietyof factors when determining compensation. The anticipated annual salary range for this position is between $135000 - 170000. The salary range reflects a good-faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on a candidates skills qualifications experience and location. Additionally candidates may be eligible for a performance-based bonus. Employees also have the opportunity to become a PTC shareholder through our employee share purchase program (ESPP) which allows for the purchase of discounted PTC stock. Certain roles may also be eligible for participation in our equity programs. Employees may be eligible for medical dental and vision insurance paid time off and sick leave tuition reimbursement 401(k) contributions and employer match flexible spending accounts life insurance disability coverage and if you are an office-assigned employee a generous commuter subsidy.

All total rewards and benefits programs are subject to plan eligibility and other terms and conditions.

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Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis.

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