JOB DESCRIPTION:Fortune Brands Innovations is in search of a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join our innovative engineering team for next generation product development.Our Internet of Things (IoT) outlook strives for consumer interaction with our products in new and unique ways. As a member of the Quality Assurance team, you will be responsible for the validation of software implementation and changes – ensuring safe and high-quality releases. Understanding and materializing the vision for next generation products, we rely on our Senior Quality Assurance Engineers throughout the product lifecycle to lead, coordinate, develop, and execute the development and enhancement of test infrastructure/plans to ensure electronically enabled product software functions properly and provides a delightful user experience. POSITION LOCATION: San Francisco, CA or Deerfield, IL office  RESPONSIBLIITIES:Serve as the domain expert for software quality and validation.Test software running in our IoT connected products across the spectrum, from embedded firmware and hardware to Android/iOS apps.Design and develop test scenarios to exercise functionality, validate specifications, verify stability under stress, and gauge overall effectiveness and usability.Effectively leverage automation tools and implement complimentary manual test strategies.Lead test plan execution on complex projects while guiding junior colleagues on following test plans, reporting problems, and driving towards resolution.Collaborate in a cross disciplinary agile team, which includes Hardware and Software Engineers as well as support staff outside of Engineering.Develop and archive (version control) test suite programs to ensure products can be retested, even after release to production, to support validation of field updates.Prioritize test cases based on end-user relevance and value to maximize meaningful test coverage.Collaborate with the Design Team to leverage automatic builds to perform nightly regression tests.Work with Developers to isolate, reproduce, and troubleshoot issues to aid in bringing them to resolution.Act as a gatekeeper for software quality to ensure that all critical defects are caught and addressed before product launch.Able to switch between project priorities based on business needs 
