Medtronic

Careers that Change Lives

The senior Software test engineer will be responsible for software design and development activities of complex electro-mechanical medical devices.The engineer will be a part of a small but a highly professional and geographically distributed Software team.

A Day in the Life

• Test execution and document software using manual and/or automation methodologies.
• Thoughtfully develop testing strategies and protocols with state-of-the-art software best practices.
• Develop test strategies, review test designs, and validate test scripts, verification of software for Surgical Robotic Medical System.
• Provide support for NPTV (Non-product tool validation).
• Navigate the complexities of industry and government regulations to include IEC62304, IEC82304 and FDA QSR (Quality System Regulation) requirements.
• Develop, document, and test software to ensure that the software meets the needs of end-users and achieves business goals.
• Provide assistance to development teams.
• Commitment to achieving and exceeding project goals and timelines.
• Thrives in working with other disciplines to develop system-minded implementations that consider safety, performance, communication, user interface and other aspects of a final Medical Device product.
• Work in a cross-functional Agile team across global R&D teams to test software for new and existing medical device products.
• Participate in reviews of requirements, design, implement and test to ensure quality standards are met.
• Analyze unexpected, undesirable, or non-understood behavior in software and in interactions of software with hardware.
• Document results of defect analysis.
• Follow the IEC 62304 standard and project documents such as the software development plan and coding standards.
• Participates in other quality assurance functions, including, but not limited to, static code analysis, risk/hazard analysis, and test automation development.
• Should be an excellent team player with good communication skills.

Should meet key business KPI/project metrices.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Test execution and document software using manual and/or automation methodologies.
• Thoughtfully develop testing strategies and protocols with state-of-the-art software best practices.
• Develop test strategies, review test designs, and validate test scripts, verification of software for Surgical Robotic Medical System.
• Provide support for NPTV (Non-product tool validation).
• Navigate the complexities of industry and government regulations to include IEC62304, IEC82304 and FDA QSR (Quality System Regulation) requirements.
• Develop, document, and test software to ensure that the software meets the needs of end-users and achieves business goals.
• Provide assistance to development teams.
• Commitment to achieving and exceeding project goals and timelines.
• Thrives in working with other disciplines to develop system-minded implementations that consider safety, performance, communication, user interface and other aspects of a final Medical Device product.
• Work in a cross-functional Agile team across global R&D teams to test software for new and existing medical device products.
• Participate in reviews of requirements, design, implement and test to ensure quality standards are met.
• Analyze unexpected, undesirable, or non-understood behavior in software and in interactions of software with hardware.
• Document results of defect analysis.
• Follow the IEC 62304 standard and project documents such as the software development plan and coding standards.
• Participates in other quality assurance functions, including, but not limited to, static code analysis, risk/hazard analysis, and test automation development.
• Should be an excellent team player with good communication skills.

Should meet key business KPI/project metrices.

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)