A Day in the Life A Day in the Life Senior Software Engineer in Test for the R&D Engineering function of Medtronic Engineering and Innovation Center R&D facility. The individual will operate in all phases and contribute to all activities of the software development process. Candidate must be willing to work in a fast paced, multi-tasking, team environment. The Senior Tes Engineer frequently interacts with Tech Lead, other developers, V&V engineers, internal partners and stakeholders concerning estimations, design, implementation or requirement clarifications, works closely with global sites.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned
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Guide project test engineering decisions and direction.
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Work closely with developers and Systems Engineers to understand the specifics of the Application, architecture & operating platform on which the Application would run and due considerations.
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Read, analyze, understand product requirements; support requirements reviews.
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Take the high level requirements and independently complete test development per the defined processes.
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Design and execute project test plans and strategies.
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Determine and onboard application testing technologies and decisions.
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Design and execute tests using automated test tools, as well as Manual test development process, for the verification of software requirements.
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Learn and understand software standards for Medical devices, ex. IEC62304.
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Support test infrastructure set up and test tool development; such as test tools, stubs, Hardware/Firmware simulators and emulators.
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Establish and maintain traceability from software requirements to verification test design and implementation.
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Participate in the technical reviews of software requirements and peer verification test development.
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Interface with software development engineers on software implementation.
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Assist development team on debugging and solving issues discovered during test.
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Prepare, review, submit , and maintain project/product documentation.
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Provide hands-on leadership, coaching, mentoring, and software engineering best practices to junior software engineers.
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Develop reusable patterns and encourage innovation that will increase team velocity.
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Maintain, improve and design new software tools.
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Work under general direction and collaboratively with internal and external partners.
Required Knowledge and Experience
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Required: Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Technology in Computer Sciences, Bio-Technology , Bio-Medical, Electronics or Electrical Engineering from a premium institute.
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Preferred: Maters in Engineering or Masters in Technology Computer Sciences , Bio-Technology , Bio-Medical, Electronics or Electrical Engineering from a premium institute.
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8 + years of Software industry experience.
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Proficiency with one or more of the following programming languages: Java , , Java Script, Groo v y, Python, Objective C or any equivalent.
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5+ years of experience in Software/Test framework Design & architecture.
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Experience using BDD test tools frameworks like SpecFlow , Cucumber, or Gherkin is an advantage.
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Experience developing manual / automated tests for mobile and web applications . Also, Embedded Java is good to have.
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E xperience using tools like SeeTest , Appium, Selenium, Protractor, or Coded UI.
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Familiarity and understanding of one or more of the following tools: Visual Studio, Automated test tool Microsoft Test Manager, Web based applications, Eclipse, Visual Source Safe, and Requisite Pro.
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Familiarity and understanding of the following operating systems: Android and IOS
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Familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall software development methods.
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Ability to work on cross-functional project teams comprised of software verification and development engineers, system engineers, human factor engineers and quality engineers.
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Ability to test, analyze, and solve technical problems.
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Strong organizational skills.
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Strong written and verbal communication .
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Design/test experience working with regulated medical devices, preferred.
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Experience working within a regulated environment is preferred.
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L ocal language test experience is preferred.
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Experience with software version control tools is preferred.
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Quality focus, willingness to learn, versatility and adaptability.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
