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Capstan Medical · 1 hour ago

Senior Software Engineer in Test

Santa Cruz County, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Capstan Medical is part of Occam Labs, an engineering incubator focused on early-stage medical device design. The Senior Software Engineer in Test will be responsible for ensuring software reliability and performance by building robust test infrastructure and driving end-to-end verification in a fast-paced, hardware-integrated development environment.

MedicalMedical DeviceRobotics

Responsibilities

Come ensure software reliability, safety, and performance by building robust test infrastructure and driving end-to-end verification in a fast-paced, hardware-integrated development environment

Leverage your software development expertise to architect and implement continuous integration infrastructure to increase the rate of product development and decrease formal software verification time

Create both manual and automated test protocols to cover software design requirements. Implement appropriate testing spanning from unit tests to hardware-in-the-loop system level functional tests

Lead software design verification testing activities in support of clinical submissions

Manage regression testing on new clinical software release candidates, working with quality and regulatory to optimize this process for speed and efficiency in order to enable iterative clinical testing

Work as part of a collaborative, cross-functional engineering team passionate about precision medicine and robotic innovation. Identify gaps and pitch in as needed to ensure that the team meets their goals and objectives

Qualification

C++ programmingPython programmingTest automationDebugging skillsSimulation environmentsSoftware requirements writingAutonomyCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

BS in software-related field, or equivalent work experience

C++ and Python programming skills, following software development best practices (unit testing, code review, etc.) and delivering production quality test code

Strong debugging skills with systems that interact closely with hardware and process real-time data

Ability to clearly identify and log defect into tickets with enough information to replicate and resolve the issue

Ability to write software requirements and test protocols for medical safety (or a similar safety critical system) and associated formal documentation

Background in test automation, with the ability to create or improve test frameworks for better coverage and maintainability

Experience in developing simulation environments and performing robustness testing for systems with hardware interactions

Understanding of what early infrastructure is most impactful later down the road, and the ability to make smart decisions in what to prioritize now in order to save time and effort later

Enjoys autonomy in a fast-paced environment where direction must be shaped as much as followed

Ability to work in a hybrid work environment, working onsite in Santa Cruz on average 4 days a week

Preferred

5+ years of relevant industry plus academia experience (medical device or similar safety critical system experience preferred)

Experience with medical device development process, including design control, risk management, and design verification, or experience with similar safety critical system development processes