Verification and Validation Engineer
Job Description
Verification and Validation Engineer
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Oakville, Ontario HQ
Reporting To: Chris Ellenor
Compensation: $60,000 - $75,000 / year
Description
What You’ll Do:
- Take ownership of various design verification activities;
- Design, develop, and execute test plans and procedures;
- Work closely with the R&D, Engineering, and Quality teams to create a robust test suite;
- Complete documentation for results and reports;
- Use exploratory test techniques to provide early testing feedback throughout the design and development process;
- Design and develop methods and test tools, manual and automated, to aid in efficient and systematic testing;
- Demonstrated use of reliability and quality engineering methods and tools – DFMEA, life data analysis, reliability testing, statistical analyses, etc;
- Participate in design reviews to assess design verification and validation impact;
- Accurately report and track product defects, verify hardware bug fixes, and perform regression testing;
- Help generate manufacturing instructions and associated in-process test methods, where necessary;
- Manage test equipment to comply with calibration requirements and perform inspection on equipment.
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or equivalent;
- 3+ years of related experience;
- 2+ years of professional experience in a team working on new product development;
- Experience in a regulated industry (specifically medical and aerospace);
- Hands-on expertise with electrical test and measurement equipment: oscilloscopes (voltage/current/power), multimeters, signal generators, optical systems, computer vision, machine learning;
- Advanced level analytical programming (Python, Matlab, etc.).
- Experience developing/testing/production of IVD devices;
- Experience designing specialized electro-mechanical and optomechanical test fixtures;
- Scripted automated testing (e.g., using Python or JavaScript with Test and Measurement equipment);
- Familiarity with CAD software (SolidWorks), prototyping equipment (CNC, 3D printing, laser cutter), and general machine shop experience;
- Knowledge of the following standards: IEC 60601, ISO 13485, ISO 14971;
- Experience with the medical device product development lifecycle;
- Appreciation of puns!