Senior Test Engineer

Primary Function of Position

The New Product Verification Department is devoted to assuring safe, reliable, and effective products that exceed patient, surgeon, and hospital expectations. The department plays a vital role in product and process quality, in new product development and production, and in the quality of da Vinci and Ion robotic product lines, including diagnostic systems, endoscopic instrumentation, and supporting accessories.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develops high level test plans for instrument, accessories, endoluminal, and vision projects
• Generates and takes ownership of test protocols for Design Verification and Life/Reliability tests
• Develops clinically relevant test methods ensure design requirements are sufficiently verified by collaborating with appropriate cross functional partners
• Executes test protocols for clinically-based surgical simulation and automated testing utilizing da Vinci surgical system, Ion Systems and/or other test equipment
• Identifies, reports and negotiate problems that arise during feasibility and design verification testing, and escalates new or persistent failure modes to appropriate engineering teams
• Proactively engages with appropriate engineering teams and leads failure investigation and root cause analysis
• Clearly documents test results and observations in test report
• Designs test fixtures and other test aids needed to perform Design Verification and Life/Reliability tests
• Proactively identifies and develops processes and test methods that could benefit from new or updated fixture designs by engaging with design and test engineers

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6+ years experience working in an engineering or research team environment
• Minimum BS in Mechanical, Biomedical Engineering or similar degree. MS preferred
• Preface experience within medical device or pharmaceutical industry
• Medical Device Verification/Validation experience is required
• Understanding of design controls used in the Medical device development is required
• Experience with working through various phases of medical device product development process (concept through launch) is preferred
• Ability to perform mechanical engineering calculations needed to support equipment design, including dimensional analysis
• Experience using tools and measuring equipment (Force Gauge, Calipers, Instron, Oscilloscopes etc.)
• Experience with SolidWorks or similar CAD software
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, Arduino is highly preferred
• Experience working with electro-mechanical systems is a plus
• Experience with Test Method Validation is highly preferred
• Experience in Reliability Engineering is a plus