Software Engineering Manager - Verification & Validation

Job Description :

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned

- Lead a team of engineers of Software Verification and Validation

- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including design engineers, project managers, and quality assurance teams, to ensure seamless integration of verification and validation activities into the overall development process.

- Possess strong technical leadership skills to guide, and mentor team of engineers involved in the Software verification and validation process.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the verification and validation process.

- Shall effectively communicate with internal teams and external stakeholders, providing technical insights and updates on verification and validation progress.

- Participate in the documentation, communication, and review of undesirable test outcomes, and/or design enhancements, and determine impact of changes to test plans.

- Represent your team to the wider software organization.

- Partner with the greater R&D organization (quality, systems, etc.)

- Build sustainable processes for product development.

- Drive best practices within your functional area.

- Remove barriers for the team.

- Participate in design reviews.

- Mentor and coach, team members

- Combine the best of your experience with training and mentorship to move your career forward. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

- If you are a pioneer and would like to have a big impact into the new world of medical robotics then come join our team!

Required Knowledge and Experience :

- Bachelors or Masters degree required with Minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience

- Manage a cross functional engineering technical team size of 15+.

- Provide a blend of people management and technical savviness. Should have worked in matrix reporting structures with accountability on successful delivery of solutions.

- Demonstrated expertise in software test automation, including strategy, design, and implementation.

- Proficiency in an object-oriented language Advanced C++/C#.

- Experience in gtest/gmock

- Experience in CMake ,Git

- Strong proficiency in Python programming for test automation, scripting, and tool development.

- Experience with one or more : TDD, Unit Test, continuous integration and delivery.

- Experience with distributed real-time software.

- Experience performing risk management analysis of software (e.g. SW FMEA).

- Familiarity with real-time operating systems such as QNX.

- Deep understanding in product development processes & regulations (ex : ISO 13485, ISO 14971) Design controls for medical device development to coach and guide the technical leads is expected.

- Identify the needs and prepare capabilities in the cross functional areas, SW development and verification and validation areas to foster full turnkey solution to the business.

- Provide a deep understanding of the embedded and application SW development processes (Agile, waterfall methodology) and help establish SW metrics & recommend the processes for the team.

- Experience with validation of test methods, hard and software, test fixtures.

- Knowledge of principles and applications of biomechanics, physics, mechatronics, and electrical, mechanical and software development.

- Solid understanding of Design Controls, Medical Device Design Verification, and GDP (Good Documentation Practices)

- Knowledge of how to manage teams in a large organization, especially at multiple locations and remotely.

- Great communication skills : Strong ability to coordinate people and teams around unstructured challenges and moving project priorities.

- Fluency in English

- Medical robotics, medical capital equipment, or highly regulated industry experience

- Software architecture and model-based development best practices

- Reports to Associate Engineering Director / Engineering Director

- Accountable to Project Manager(s) for project-related responsibilities

- Frequent interaction with team members from other disciplines, to develop project requirements and other project artifacts such as project schedules. Possible interaction with clinicians, third-party vendors, manufacturers, subcontractors, and other users.

- Possible interaction with clinicians, third-party vendors, manufacturers, and subcontractors.

- Oversees activities of the companys development and design requirements for software systems, applications and software quality assurance for enhancements and new products, including cloud-based or internet-related tools, to meet the current and future Software needs.

- Manages activities to assure programs are appropriately resourced and ensure continuous improvement in technical capability, process, and compliance.

- Manages scope, cost, and schedule within a cross-functional development team.

- Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function