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QA Engineer jobs in Detroit, MI

QA engineers make sure software works before users find out it does not. The role blends manual exploratory testing with automated test suites and close collaboration with developers.

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$25–$65/hr
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$88k
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Quality Systems Execution Engineer

General Motors · Warren, MI · Full-time

safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale. As a Quality Systems Manufacturing Engineer, you will develop and launch automated body and vehicle dimensional measurement syst…

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GPS Supplier Quality Engineer

General Motors · Warren, MI · Full-time

Description Role Summary The GPS Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is a senior individual contributor who owns end-to-end supplier quality for a portfolio of diesel and gas engine, purchased drive unit, transmission, and C…

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Sr. Automation Engineer

General Motors · Warren, MI · Full-time

Description The Role The Sr. Automation Engineer is a recognized professional in supplier automation assessment and manufacturing optimization. This role leads strategic initiatives to evaluate and elevate supplier autom…

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Senior Staff Software Advance Quality Engineer

Stryker · Detroit, MI · Full-time
$102.6k - $171k

scalable processes that support innovation and efficient delivery. Stryker is seeking a Senior Staff Software Quality Assurance Engineer to support our Digital Platform Hub. In this role, you will partner with software R…

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Engineer, Automation I

AbbVie Inc. · Wyandotte, MI · Full-time

programming in accordance with the design documents to meet the functional requirements. Provide first line technical support to Project Engineers, Maintenance, Production and Technical Operation personnel in automation…

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Automation and Robotics Engineer

Merit Manufacturing · Warren, MI · Full-time

Automation and Robotics Engineer Mission The mission of the Automation and Robotics Engineer is to create reliable, scalable automation solutions that help Merit Manufacturing produce high-quality products safely, effici…

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Lead Quality Engineer

Dauch · Detroit, MI · Full-time

Job Posting Title Lead Quality Engineer Job Description Summary Dauch is looking for a Lead Quality Engineer to join our Detroit Business Office team! The Lead Quality Engineer coordinates control plans, inspection syste…

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Team Leader Production Quality Engineer

ElringKlinger Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. / US · Southfield, MI

monitor Scrap Problem Solving activities and results. Minimum Requirements: Completed bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering or similar relevant subject At least 4 years of professional experience in similar role…

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What qa engineers earn in Detroit

Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives

ExperienceHourlyAnnual, full-time
Entry level $25–$36 $51k–$74k
Mid level $36–$49 $74k–$102k
Senior $47–$65 $98k–$135k

Adjusted for the Detroit market from national ranges.

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What employers ask for

The skills these listings keep naming

Test planning and case designAutomation (Selenium, Playwright)API testing (Postman)A scripting language (Python, JS)Bug reporting and triageSQL for data verificationCI integration of test suitesExploratory testingAttention to detail
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Interview questions worth rehearsing

With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for

How would you test a login form?

Go beyond happy path: invalid inputs, security cases, lockouts, accessibility, and different devices. Structure your answer into categories so it sounds systematic.

What do you automate, and what do you test manually?

Automate the repeatable and regression-prone; explore manually where human judgment finds new bugs. Showing you know automation has a maintenance cost is the senior move.

Walk me through a great bug report you have written.

Reproduction steps, expected versus actual, environment, evidence, and severity. Emphasize that a good report saves a developer an hour.

A developer says your bug is not a bug. What do you do?

Show that you argue from the user's perspective and the spec, escalate with data if needed, and keep the relationship collaborative.

How do you decide what to test when time is short before a release?

Risk-based prioritization: critical paths, recent changes, and areas with bug history. Naming the tradeoff explicitly is what they want to hear.

How do you keep an automated test suite from becoming flaky?

Talk about stable selectors, proper waits, isolated test data, and quarantining flaky tests instead of ignoring red builds.

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Resume tips that move the needle

For qa engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here

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Quantify your impact in defects: escape rate reduced, critical bugs caught pre-release, regression time cut.

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Name your automation stack and the size of suites you built or maintained, such as number of tests or coverage of critical flows.

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Show progression from manual to automation if that is your path — it is the expected trajectory and worth making explicit.

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Mention the domains you tested (payments, healthcare, mobile) since domain risk knowledge transfers.

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Include CI/CD integration work; a suite that runs on every pull request is worth more than one run by hand.

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Where this role goes

Typical progression

01 QA Analyst
02 QA Engineer
03 Senior QA Engineer
04 QA Lead
05 Head of Quality
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