Senior DQA Engineer

ZOLL Medical • Irvine, CA

36d • $108,100 - $133,000

About The Position

Acute Care TechnologyAt ZOLL, we're passionate about improving patient outcomes and helping save lives. We provide innovative technologies that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Our medical devices, software and related services are used worldwide to diagnose and treat patients suffering from serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions. The Acute Care Technology division of ZOLL Medical Corporation develops and delivers innovative lifesaving products and software solutions to EMS, hospital, public safety, and military customers globally. Products include AEDs, trauma kits, ventilators, temperature management solutions, and more. Our dedicated employees take pride in their commitment to improving patient outcomes while delivering world-class customer service. At ZOLL, you won’t just have a job. You'll have a career—and a purpose. Join our team. It’s a great time to be a part of ZOLL! Job Summary This position reports to the Manager, Design Quality Assurance (DQA) and provides validation test development, execution and results tracking for assigned projects in R&D. The Senior DQA Engineer will be a hands-on participant in his/her assigned product development projects and will conduct functional testing on all ZOLL deliverables, from stand-alone code to complete products and systems. As an integral development team member, the Senior DQA Engineer will be an active participant in, and in some cases lead Test Plan reviews with others in R&D. He/she will provide test recommendations to others in DQA and to the development team as needed; especially to junior members of the DQA group. The Senior DQA Engineer will also be an active participant in product and subsystem requirements development ensuring that all product requirements are testable.

Requirements

• BS, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or equivalent, Advanced Degree preferred
• 5+ years' experience testing in a system product development environment, knowledge and exposure to HW, SW and Mechanical disciplines, at least 2 years testing in the Medical Device industry required
• Clear understanding of effective software test design especially as it relates to system level testing of embedded systems
• Working knowledge of Medical Device industry standards
• Demonstrated accomplishments in the development of software and hardware testing processes and programs
• Working knowledge of the underlying biomedical principles and understanding of how the products are used under clinical conditions.
• Proficient with MS/Office, demonstrated ability to learn and use software engineering tools and applications in MS Windows and Linux environments
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Implementing, reviewing and creating validation/verification test cases and test plans, both for DOA and the development teams.
• Perform all testing as assigned.
• Identifying, reporting, and following up on test failures and observed defects.
• Work with the product development teams to isolate failure modes and capture methods to reproduce product problems.
• Reviewing and creating new/enhanced product requirements to ensure that the products are testable and meet both written and implied requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level