Senior Software Test Engineer

Posted 7 Days Ago
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Waltham, MA
Senior level
Hardware • Robotics
At Vicarious Surgical, we are revolutionizing robotic surgery — and making it accessible.
The Role
As a Senior Software Test Engineer, you will develop and execute manual and automated tests for a surgical robot, participate in testing infrastructure development, and collaborate with software engineers to ensure quality and compliance with medical device standards.
Summary Generated by Built In

Vicarious Surgical is hiring a Senior Software Test Engineer to join its growing Software Test Team. Working closely with the Integration team, this critical team member will play a crucial role in driving test development efforts for the software that controls our novel surgical robot, for which we are in aggressive product development mode.

As a Senior Test Engineer on this team, you will develop and execute manual and automated test procedures for our surgical robot system. You will work in a diverse team of software engineers in an agile development environment reviewing requirements, user stories and developing and executing acceptance tests for those requirements and documenting results. 

Vicarious Surgical is a next generation robotics company developing a disruptive technology with the goal of increasing the efficiency of surgical procedure, improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs. 

Responsibilities 

  • Developing test scenarios, test protocols and test scripts
  • Executing manual and automated software test procedures to verify requirements
  • Identifying the tests for Manual and Automated testing and plan the overall test and regression suite
  • Participate in requirements review for testability
  • Implement continuous testing during Sprint and regression testing at appropriate milestones during development 
  • Report defects, tracking re-verification and closing 
  • Plan and Perform formal software V & V testing during the V & V phase
  • Support early testing and assist scrum teams in determining key findings and collaborate to enhance the overall system’s design
  • Develop verification and validation of test tools where required and in advance of formal DV schedules
  • Support technical reviews and participate in system design reviews
  • Participate and own the development of testing infrastructure for Manual as well Automated Tests

About You 

  • Bachelors or equivalent in any scientific or technical field
  • 5+ years of experience in software testing of complex electromechanical device in the medical device industry
  • Strong command over IEC62304 and excellent familiarity with TIR45
  • Keen attention to detail and accuracy
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
  • Ability to work very well with geographically distributed teams
  • Has worked in an Agile/Scrum environment

Nice to Have

  • Previous experience with C/C++/Python or Java
  • Experience with RTI DDS, QNX and SafeRTOS
  • Prior experience testing robotic software systems within the medical/surgical robotics space
  • Experience with test management tools like Jama or similar
  • Previous verification or validation experience in medical device projects from early development through commercialization


Together, we share a love for learning and we are passionate teachers.  As a company, we set ambitious goals and individually, we share in that ambition. At the office, we enjoy each other’s company during monthly social, catered lunches and company celebrations.

Please note that at Vicarious Surgical, we follow COVID-19 safety protocol, which may include compliance with vaccination, testing and masking requirements.

Top Skills

C/C++
Java
Python
The Company
HQ: Waltham, MA
220 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Founded in 2014, Vicarious Surgical is a next generation robotics company developing a disruptive technology with the goals of increasing the efficiency of surgical procedures, improving patient outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs. The Company’s novel surgical approach uses proprietary human-like surgical robots to transport surgeons inside the patient to perform minimally invasive surgery. The Company is led by an experienced team of technologists, medical device professionals and physicians, and is backed by technology luminaries including Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla’s Khosla Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Jerry Yang’s AME Cloud Ventures, Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd and Philip Liang’s E15 VC. The Company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Why Work With Us

We are building a team of mission-driven & kind individuals with diverse experiences to execute on our vision as we develop and launch next generation life changing medical technologies. We share a love for learning & we are passionate teachers. As a company, we set ambitious goals & individually, we share in that ambition.

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