Senior V&V Engineer

As our Senior Verification & Validation Engineer you will contribute to all aspects of system-level verification and validation testing and medical device design controls. 

Working from our Waltham, MA headquarters, you will be a key member of a team that will bring our robotic solution to the market, offering a cost-effective path to improving patient outcomes and increasing the efficiency of surgical procedures for hospitals. This is a great opportunity to help lay the foundation for a function that will shape the development of Vicarious Surgical’s product for years to come.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Support early testing and assist product teams in determining key findings and collaborate to enhance the overall system’s design.
• Work with Product Engineering teams to develop Test Cases and Protocols for Design Verification and Validation.
• Develop formal Verification and Validation strategies, methods, and tests.
• Develop Test Methods and perform validation on all Test Methods (TMV) where required by process.
• Lead the verification approach and test planning efforts for the system and coordinate with subsystem test leads.
• Develop verification and validation of test tools where required and in advance of formal DV schedules.
• Execute verification and validation tasks according to development lifecycle timelines.
• Write reports and log issues for executed verification tests.
• Lead technical reviews and participate in system design reviews.

About You

• 5 + years of multi-cycle V&V experience preferably in a medical device or a highly regulated industry. 
• Minimum of a B.S. in Systems, Mechanical,  Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree. 
• Good mechanical aptitude and ability to design complex Test Fixtures using Solid Works.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of test engineering principles and scientific methods.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Statistics and statistical methods of inference including but not limited to Analysis of Variance, Measurement System Analysis, and Sampling Methodologies.
• Ability to mentor, guide, and train other engineers in the complexities and nuances associated with V&V on complex systems.
• Experience using the following software packages: Minitab, Jira, Jama, Arena PLM.
• Experience developing Test Scripts using Matlab, R or other scripting tools.

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.