V&V Engineering Manager

Company Description

Medtronic is a global healthcare technology leader that addresses the most challenging health problems facing humanity with innovations that transform lives. Our mission is to improve healthcare outcomes by leveraging cutting-edge technology and a commitment to quality and excellence. With a worldwide presence, we are dedicated to advancing medical technology to enable people to live healthier and more fulfilling lives.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned

• Lead a team of engineers of Software Verification and Validation, People management exp must
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including design engineers, project managers, and quality assurance teams, to ensure seamless integration of verification and validation activities into the overall development process.
• Possess strong technical leadership skills to guide, and mentor team of engineers involved in the Software verification and validation process.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the verification and validation process.
• Shall effectively communicate with internal teams and external stakeholders, providing technical insights and updates on verification and validation progress.
• Participate in the documentation, communication, and review of undesirable test outcomes, and/or design enhancements, and determine impact of changes to test plans.
• Represent your team to the wider software organization.
• Partner with the greater R&D organization (quality, systems, etc.)
• Build sustainable processes for product development.
• Drive best practices within your functional area.
• Remove barriers for the team.
• Participate in design reviews.
• Mentor and coach, team members
• Combine the best of your experience with training and mentorship to move your career forward. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.
• If you are a pioneer and would like to have a big impact into the new world of medical robotics – then come join our team

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree required with Minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience
• Manage a cross functional engineering technical team size of 15+
• Provide a blend of people management and technical savviness. Should have worked in matrix reporting structures with accountability on successful delivery of solutions.
• Demonstrated expertise in software test automation, including strategy, design, and implementation.
• Proficiency in an object-oriented language Advanced C++
• Experience in gtest/gmock
• Experience in CMake ,Git
• Strong proficiency in Python programming for test automation, scripting, and tool development.
• Experience with one or more: TDD, Unit Test, continuous integration and delivery.
• Experience with distributed real-time software.
• Experience performing risk management analysis of software (e.g. SW FMEA).
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems such as QNX.
• Deep understanding in product development processes & regulations (ex: ISO 13485, ISO Design controls for medical device development to coach and guide the technical leads is expected.
• Identify the needs and prepare capabilities in the cross functional areas, SW development and verification and validation areas to foster full turnkey solution to the business.
• Provide a deep understanding of the embedded and application SW development processes (Agile, waterfall methodology) and help establish SW metrics & recommend the processes for the team.
• Experience with validation of test methods, hard and software, test fixtures.
• Knowledge of principles and applications of biomechanics, physics, mechatronics, and electrical, mechanical and software development.
• Solid understanding of Design Controls, Medical Device Design Verification, and GDP (Good Documentation Practices)
• Knowledge of how to manage teams in a large organization, especially at multiple locations and remotely.
• Great communication skills: Strong ability to coordinate people and teams around unstructured challenges and moving project priorities.
• Fluency in English
• Medical robotics, medical capital equipment, or highly regulated industry experience
• Software architecture and model-based development best practices
• Reports to Associate Engineering Director / Engineering Director
• Accountable to Project Manager(s) for project-related responsibilities
• Frequent interaction with team members from other disciplines, to develop project requirements and other project artifacts such as project schedules. Possible interaction with clinicians, third-party vendors, manufacturers, subcontractors, and other users.
• Possible interaction with clinicians, third-party vendors, manufacturers, and subcontractors.
• Oversees activities of the company's development and design requirements for software systems, applications and software quality assurance for enhancements and new products, including cloud-based or internet-related tools, to meet the current and future Software needs.
• Manages activities to assure programs are appropriately resourced and ensure continuous improvement in technical capability, process, and compliance.
• Manages scope, cost, and schedule within a cross-functional development team.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.