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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 Qualification

· A Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, Electrical, Electronics / equivalent from reputed institution.

· 4 to 12 years’ experience in Embedded Software verification & Validation with at least two (2) years’ experience in regulated industry.

· Knowledge in C++ software & RTOS in an Embedded development environment.

· Experience on both white box and black box testing.

· Experience in hardware/software interfacing and design issues.

· Experience in test automation preferably using Python.

· Participate in System design, coordination with teams and internal product management.

· Excellent debugging skills and problem-solving capabilities

· Experience working in a structured software development environment following a well-defined software development process like Agile / Lean.

· Must be a great individual contributor and team player.

· Must have qualities including being positive, high standards, resilient, open, and creative.

· Appreciation of discipline and work required to develop software in a regulated industry

Nice to Have

· Know-how of field-bus technology (EtherCAT preferred) and standard embedded communication protocols (DDS, SPI, I2C, AXI, UART, etc.)

· Experience with software risk analysis (per ISO 14971) including software failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).

· Awareness of Medical Device standards IEC 60601-1, IEC 62304, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and applicable FDA standards

· At least two (2) years’ experience in the Medical device/Medical IT

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.

Whatever your specialty or ambitions, you can make a difference at Medtronic - both in the lives of others and your career. Join us in our commitment to take healthcare Further, Together.

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