Junior Test Engineer

Role name: Junior Test Engineer

Work Location: Andover MA (Onsite)

Start date: Immediate availability.

Job Type: Contract

Interview: Phone/Video.

Key Responsibilities

Execute System Verification & Validation: participate in developing and executing comprehensive est strategies for complex systems, ensuring alignment with product requirements and regulatory standards.

Participate in authoring and managing verification plans, protocols, test cases, traceability matrices, and summary reports.

Traceability: Ensure traceability between requirements, test protocols, and results to support regulatory submissions and audits.

Defect Management: Identify, report, and track hardware/software defects using tools like JIRA; validate fixes and support root cause analysis.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with systems engineers, software and hardware teams, and global stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and testing.

Regulatory Compliance: Ensure traceability between requirements, test protocols, and results to support FDA, EU MDR, and ISO 13485 submissions.

Experience:

3+ years of experience in medical device verification & validation testing

Tools Experience: Jira, Cockpit, Windchill, or other requirements management, test management, and work management tools.

Outstanding communication, facilitation, and coaching skills

Authoritative knowledge in SCRUM, or related Agile frameworks and methodologies

Experience with product development involving hardware, firmware, and software elements

Experience presenting to executive level management on project status