Software Quality Engineer II

at  Endotronix Inc

WHO ARE WE?

Endotronix is a medical device company that aims to transform the treatment of heart failure, a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to support the body. Our Cordella Heart Failure System (CHFS) includes proactive management tools for best practice care and detection of worsening heart failure. These easy-to-use tools improve patient quality of life and help to reduce hospital admissions thereby reducing health care costs. With our recent PMA approval from the FDA, we are preparing to grow our team – it’s a great time to join Endotronix!

EDUCATION

• BS/MS degree in engineering or technical field or equivalent experience.

The Software Quality Engineer understands software quality development and implementation, software inspection, testing, verification, and validation, and implements software development and maintenance processes and methods. This position is responsible for executing and maintaining quality engineering methodologies and providing quality engineering support for software utilized throughout the product lifecycle. Develop and conduct training of company personnel for the software development and validation program. Work with Design and Manufacturing Engineering in the completion of system/software requirements and other verification and validation processes.

• Develop a thorough understanding of the entire software lifecycle for Endotronix product
• Provide quality engineering input to establishment of product specifications, quality plans, and software development/deployment procedures which consider risk management
• Review and approval of design verification and validation protocols and reports to ensure that test article selection, sampling rationales and test methodologies are technically sound and sufficient given level of risk and internal/external requirements.
• Review risk analyses and design and usability FMEAs for adherence to requirements
• Participate in design reviews to ensure customer and regulatory requirements have been properly translated in to design inputs which are complete, unambiguous and do not conflict.
• Encourage continuous improvement in design control activities and proactive utilization of quality tools with design team.
• Support software development and test process optimization to encourage reproducible quality outcomes
• Perform root cause analysis of field and internal issues and implement corrective actions.
• Support suppliers and internal investigations on quality related issues.
• Model a culture of quality within the company and guide employees in best quality practices.
• Design, implement, debug, and document test cases and scripts to ensure that software meets the business needs, while in compliance with applicable regulations and processes.
• Update and optimize quality assurance software development procedures.
• Collaborate with other team members and product owners, both inside and outside of the team.
• Support the design and execution of tests using automated test tools, as well as manual test development process, for the verification of software requirements.
• Support test infrastructure set up and test tool development, such as test tools, , Hardware/Firmware simulators and emulators.
• Assist development team on debugging and solving issues discovered during test.
• Review project/product documentation
• Work closely with developers and Systems Engineers to understand the specifics of the Application, Mobile device & operating platform on which the Application would run and due considerations
• Work across teams to ensure all deployment processes are documented, repeatable, and stable
• Support automated software builds, tests, and deployments
• Complete tasks and projects in a timely manner to meet software release schedule
• Support and review software validation protocols traceable to system/software requirements.
• Assist in the completion and maintenance of risk analysis, focused on software related risks.
• Apply sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating and resolving issues.
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and other regulatory requirements.
• Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.