Sr. Software Test Engineer

Primary Function of Position:

As a Software Test Engineer within the Future Forward engineering team you will be responsible for all the aspects relating to software testing. You will partner with the development team and with the clinical team to develop procedures leading up to the full verification of the system software for a novel surgical robot architecture.

The primary function of this position is to own all aspects of system verification for robotic surgical systems including ownership of the top-level test strategy design development and execution of test protocols test report generation and defect management.

The successful candidate must excel in a focused high-energy small-team environment. The position will require close collaboration with cross-functional teams including but not limited to product development teams clinical team systems analysts design team quality and regulatory teams.

Quick learning and a desire to understand requirements from a users and engineerings perspective are essential to become a valuable system developer. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required.

Your responsibilities will encompass all aspects related to the system software verification ranging from a clear understanding of the system architecture design and risk analysis to ownership of requirements discussions and change impact analysis. You will understand the system from both a technical perspective and the users viewpoint and drive definition and development of robust test strategy as well as recommend design improvements.

Essential Job Duties

This position has responsibility for all aspects related to the software verification of robotic surgical systems and instruments. Specifically the Software Test Engineer is responsible for:

• Designing developing and executing test scripts and protocols for functional software verification for complex robotic surgical systems.
• Generating test reports and complete requirement tracing for all requirements under test.
• Logging and managing issues found within the issue tracking system; working with software and cross-functional teams to identify the root cause and assess the impact of each issue.
• Contributing to requirements discussions and providing inputs from system test engineering perspective.
• Participating in design change reviews and provide feedback on test impact and regression analysis.
• Analyzing test data identify non-conformance trends generate concise executive summaries and recommend design improvements.
• Execution of the verification protocols of robotic surgical systems and instruments.

Qualifications :

Required Education and Training

• Bachelors degree or above in Computer Science Software Engineer Electrical Engineering Physics or adjacent technical field.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in testing complex electro-mechanical or robotic systems (6 years for Masters degree holders).

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong skills in defining test methods based on a deep understanding of requirements specifications and system software architecture.
• Strong experience in the planning and execution of Verification and Validation (V&V) activities for medical devices under quality and regulatory compliance.
• Strong foundation in system engineering Software Quality Assurance (SQA) software design principles.
• First-principles thinking and in-depth knowledge of failure mode and risk analysis processes.
• Strong problem-solving skills and debugging of complex embedded software and electromechanical systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with Python Matlab JavaScript or other scripting language.
• Experience with Unit Test frameworks.
• Experience with Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) testing.

Working Conditions

• none

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

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This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidates experience knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidates qualifications consistent with applicable law.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time