SDET Manager (Quality Engineering / Test Auto - PK Companies Group - The Woodlands, TX

SDET Manager (Quality Engineering / Test Automation)
Location: The Woodlands Texas

Reports To: President of intelliSPEC

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm, Hybrid – 3 days in office; 40 hours weekly

Travel: Minimal – 5%

About the Role
As an SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) Manager, you will lead IntelliSPEC’s Quality Engineering function and ensure our platform ships with predictable quality, reliability, and performance. This role blends hands-on technical leadership with people management, building test automation systems, quality practices, and engineering standards that scale across teams and value streams.

You will operate at the intersection of engineering execution, DevOps, and security, embedding quality into every stage of the software delivery lifecycle while enabling fast, safe, and confident releases.

The Team
You will join IntelliSPEC’s Product and Technology organization, working closely with Engineering, Product Management, Architecture, DevOps, Security, and Operations leaders. The environment is execution-focused and built around solving complex industrial problems at scale, including offline-first mobile workflows, safety-critical systems, and compliance-driven delivery.

What We’re Looking For – Required


8+ years of experience in software quality engineering, SDET, or software engineering with a strong testing and automation focus
3+ years of experience leading and managing SDET or QA automation teams
Proven experience building scalable test automation strategies across UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing layers
Strong programming skills in Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript/TypeScript
Hands-on experience with modern test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Appium, or REST API frameworks
Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools