Senior Sw/Sub-System Verification and Validation Engineer

at  Cochlear Ltd

Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear. As a top 100 medical device company and market-leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear-branded cochlear implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives.
The Senior Software/Sub-System Verification and Validation Engineer is a key role in the V&V space. They are accountable for ensuring the output of complex high-quality projects, delivered on time to our customers by defining, leading, planning, executing, and reporting Software and/or Sub-System V&V testing as needed within the R&D product portfolio. The role has an eye for exceptional user-facing product quality, reliability, and user-centric design principles.
The role works with development teams across Customer software department, other V&V Engineers, Product Owners, Project Managers, Service delivery partners and Quality Engineers. The Senior Engineer plans and executes the V&V plans and partners with the development teams.
The role contributes to the continuous improvement of V&V capabilities by developing, improving, and deploying excellent software and system V&V skills, processes, automation, tools, and equipment. They test to challenge the design and are a gatekeeper upholding quality.

Accountabilities

• Lead the end-to-end definition, execution, and delivery of V&V assignments, including the satisfactory performance and quality output of work produced by other involved parties such as external V&V contractors or internal supporting staff.
• Support the evaluation and development of team members and external partners to ensure that current V&V capabilities are sufficient and required additional future capabilities are identified and developed.
• Test and verify whole Cochlear Implant Sub-Systems, their features, and their interoperability, including front-end, back-end, and wireless connectivity, applying grey box and black box testing where suitable.
• Develop safety and verification protocols for software components and at system level, working closely with the software engineers in the team.
• Improve the verification process continuously in quality and/or productivity by for instance ensuring that as much as possible of the verification process is automated.
• Identify and co-ordinate the best means of verification (quality and business case view). Execute manual testing where required, drive towards automated testing where feasible. Where not feasible to automate, utilise the most suitable workforce considering internal and external resources and skillset.
• Deliver the V&V components of product releases by managing in parallel small to medium projects, work packages or subtasks within the team from start to finish.

Key Incumbent Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in relevant field of computing / engineering / Electronic / science
• At least 6 years’ experience in a full lifecycle commercial software, firmware, or system testing / development environment, delivering formal verification and validation for consumer facing devices.
• At least 4 years of experience testing complex hardware and software systems, delivering successful product launches.
• Demonstrated experience executing and leading verification processes, paying great attention to detail and meeting product quality standards. Skilled in cross-functional thinking and problem solving.
• Solid understanding of test methodologies, System Integration Testing and Systems development life cycle / V-model
• Demonstrated ability to define test conditions for given requirements and designs.
• Experience in performance and functional testing, pertaining to interface testing and test automation.
• Experience with the development of products within a Product Design/Development framework or the Software Development Life Cycle (Ideal)
• Capabilities in coding languages such as Python, C or C#, debugging test scripts, writing test cases in pseudo code (Ideal)
• Experience with electronics and electronic test equipment (Ideal)

Development Value of this role

• Gain knowledge of Cochlear’s V&V processes and experience in contributing to process improvement
• Gain a wider and deeper understanding of Cochlear’s system, platform and component design
• Learn how to lead projects and features as well as to negotiate and motivate others.
• Have direct contact with and see impact of your work on end users
• Become a technical expert and mentor, and V&V process champion

What we offer
An attractive remuneration package and flexible extra-legal benefits
An extensive onboarding and training program
An enjoyable work environment with attention to life-work balance and homeworking
A stimulating environment with growth opportunities and opportunity to meet multi-disciplinary colleagues across the globe
This is your chance to be part of a premier organization with a great culture, working in a dynamic, growing and rapidly evolving environment to deliver outstanding results that benefit our customers every day. Be part of something purposeful and APPLY now by clicking on the link below and see your career grow!
Cochlear Summary
Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. Around the world, more people chose a Cochlear-branded hearing implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping people to Hear Now. And Always. Cochlear is the global market leader in implantable hearing solutions including cochlear implant systems (CI) and bone anchored hearing aids (Baha™).
Equal opportunities
Cochlear is committed to providing equal opportunities to avoid unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief or age. In line with our corporate ethics and statutory obligations we strive to ensure that the work environment is free of harassment and bullying and that everyone is treated with dignity and respect - this is an important aspect of ensuring equal opportunities in employment.

• Gain knowledge of Cochlear’s V&V processes and experience in contributing to process improvement
• Gain a wider and deeper understanding of Cochlear’s system, platform and component design
• Learn how to lead projects and features as well as to negotiate and motivate others.
• Have direct contact with and see impact of your work on end users
• Become a technical expert and mentor, and V&V process champio