Senior Software Verification & Validation Engineer
Irvine, CA - USA
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Job Summary
The Senior Software Verification and Validation Engineer is responsible for planning developing executing and documenting software verification and validation activities for embedded software used in ASP capital systems. This role supports manual and automated testing requirements-based verification defect investigation field issue investigation support testing lab maintenance and release readiness in a regulated medical device environment. The position works closely with Software Engineering Systems Engineering Quality Regulatory Manufacturing Service and other cross-functional teams to ensure ASP software products meet applicable requirements quality expectations and compliance standards. This position reports to the Senior Manager Software Engineering at ASP USA.
Responsibilities
Under limited supervision and in accordance with applicable laws regulations ASP policies procedures and quality system requirements this position is responsible for the following:
Create execute and maintain manual and automated software test cases test scripts and test procedures to ensure comprehensive verification coverage for embedded systems.
Develop and recommend new test methods tools and strategies to improve product robustness reliability and overall software quality.
Analyze system-level and software-level requirements to define effective verification strategies and ensure requirements traceability.
Prepare verification and validation documentation for software releases including test plans protocols reports summaries and objective evidence.
Analyze test results document anomalies support defect investigations and provide recommendations on potential sources of software or system-level issues.
Support field issue investigations by reviewing customer-reported problems service data logs test results and related documentation to help identify potential software system or configuration-related causes.
Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including Software Engineering Systems Engineering Quality Regulatory Manufacturing Service and Field Service to investigate reproduce troubleshoot and document field issues and support timely resolution.
Maintain the software verification and validation testing lab including test systems equipment configurations software versions tools fixtures and lab documentation to ensure test readiness and reproducibility.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Software Engineering Systems Engineering Quality Regulatory Manufacturing and Service to support product development issue resolution and release activities.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in computer engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
3-5 years of experience in embedded software testing system-level testing or software verification and validation.
Experience performing system integration testing subsystem testing and requirements-based verification for embedded or connected systems.
Strong knowledge of software verification and validation methodologies including writing test cases test plans test protocols and test reports.
Working knowledge of computing software operating systems networking concepts and IT infrastructure relevant to embedded or capital equipment systems.
Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python for test automation data analysis or tool development.
Experience using defect tracking requirements management or test management tools such as JIRA Azure DevOps Polarion Jama or equivalent tools.
Proficiency with Windows and Microsoft Office applications including Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.
Strong analytical problem-solving interpersonal and written communication skills.
Self-motivated detail-oriented and able to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in a regulated medical device software environment including familiarity with IEC 62304 ISO 13485 FDA design controls or equivalent quality system requirements.
Experience with risk-based testing requirements traceability software risk analysis cybersecurity verification or validation documentation for regulated products.
Experience using electronics test equipment such as multimeters oscilloscopes function generators logic analyzers or similar tools.
Experience working in Agile Scrum or Lean software development environments.
Required Experience:
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