Senior Design Verification Engineer

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LivaNova is a global medical technology company built on nearly five decades of experience and a relentless commitment to improving the lives of patients around the world. Our advanced technologies and breakthrough treatments provide meaningful solutions for the benefit of patients, healthcare professionals, and healthcare systems.  The company is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol “ LIVN .”  LivaNova is headquartered in London (UK) with a presence in over 100 countries and a team of more than 3,000 employees worldwide.

The Senior Design Verification Engineer contributes to the development and commercialization of medical device products in support of LivaNova Innovation objectives. The purpose of this position is to develop and launch commercially successful products that meet customers’ needs and expectations of performance, safety and quality by applying systems engineering principles to bring multiple engineering disciplines together.

The role consists of:

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, internal and external stakeholders to meet project objectives.

• Leading, developing and executing design verification strategy for hardware and software across multiple functions and third-parties to demonstrate that product design outputs meet design inputs.

• Developing and executing test protocols and reports with primary focus on system integration.

• Identifying, procuring, setting up and validating test equipment and test fixtures to support design verification strategy.

• Identifying and implementing test automation opportunities based on cost-benefit considerations.

• Assessing impact of design changes and identifying, executing and documenting regression test strategy to demonstrate product safety and performance.

• Identifying, investigating, planning, implementing and leading the disposition of defects, non-conformance investigation, Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions and/or Change Control.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that requirements are verifiable in collaboration with systems engineering and other stakeholders.

• Analyze system architecture and operational conditions to develop a comprehensive design verification strategy best suited to each project.

• Define, lead and execute design verification strategy including protocols, test prototypes, software builds, test conditions and reports.

• Define, execute and document test cases/protocols to verify system-level requirements including defining sample size, prototype configurations, test conditions and acceptance criteria.

• Confirm and document in a design verification summary report that the design verification strategy has been executed and that design outputs meet all design inputs.

• Analyze requirements and test results as appropriate.

• Define, procure, set up and validate new test methods and equipment.

• Analyze impact of proposed design changes to identify and execute most effective regression testing strategy.

Skills and Experience

• Verification Engineer, Design Verification Engineer, Systems Verification Engineer, Test Engineer, Systems Test Engineer

• Medical device product development (e.g., 21 CFR 820.30 & ISO 13485), risk management (e.g., ISO 14971) and associated processes (e.g., IEC 60601-1, IEC 62304)

• Test method/equipment development and validation

• Test automation or requirement management applications

• Software testing including for mobile, cloud and web browser applications

• Working knowledge of Git and Object Oriented Programming (OOP), e.g., C/C++/C#, Java, Python.

• Preferred experience in active implantables for neuromodulation

• Preferred experience in verifying complex electro-mechanical-software systems.

• Change Control, Non-Conformance, Corrective Action and Preventive Action

Education

• Bachelor of Science (BS) or higher degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent.

• Preferred degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Travel Requirements

• Moderate travel may be required (up to 25%)

Pay Transparency

• A reasonable estimate of the annual base salary for this position is $100,000 - $150,000 + discretionary annual bonus. Pay ranges may vary by location.

Employee benefits include:

• Health benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision

• Personal and Vacation Time

• Retirement & Savings Plan (401K)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Training & Education Assistance

• Bonus Referral Program

• Service Awards

• Employee Recognition Program

• Flexible Work Schedules

Valuing different backgrounds:

LivaNova values equality and diversity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent and free from unlawful discrimination. Our selection process is driven by the key demands/requirements for the role rather than bias or discrimination on the basis of a candidate’s sex, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job-related disability/handicap or medical condition, family status, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnicity, race or any other legally protected classification.

Notice to third party agencies:

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

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