Software Test Engineer

Healthcare Professionals Group; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthcare Professionals Group is seeking a V&V Engineer to join our Brisbane team. You will work across software and system verification and validation within medical devices, supporting test planning, documentation and regulatory submissions.

Ideal candidates have 2–3+ years of hands-on testing in a regulated environment, enjoy solving technical problems and collaborating with cross-functional engineering, quality and regulatory teams.

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years of experience in software verification and validation, software quality assurance or medical device development.
• Experience in a regulated industry, ideally medical devices.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and V&V methodologies.
• Experience developing test plans, protocols and verification reports.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Experience working with cross-functional technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute and maintain software and system V&V test plans, protocols and reports
• Review product requirements, software specifications and design documentation to develop comprehensive test cases
• Perform hands-on software verification and validation testing across new products and product enhancements
• Document test results, identify defects and work with development teams to investigate and troubleshoot software issues
• Track testing progress, defects, risks and issues throughout the development lifecycle
• Collaborate with Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Product Development teams
• Support test planning, test automation initiatives and continuous improvement activities
• Review software documentation and contribute to quality and compliance activities
• Support regulatory submissions through the preparation and provision of V&V documentation

Skills

Software V&V

Regulated industry

V&V methodologies

Test plans & reports

Technical writing

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Biomedical/Engineering degree

Job description

Benefits

• Join a global medical technology company developing innovative solutions to improve patient outcomes
• Work across software and system verification and validation within medical devices
• Opportunity to work within a fast-paced agile product development environment

About the company

This global medical technology organisation is focused on advancing patient care through innovative technologies and high-quality medical device solutions.

About the opportunity

An exciting opportunity is available for a V&V Engineer to join an established team based in Brisbane.

Working across software and system development projects, you will be responsible for supporting verification and validation activities throughout the product development lifecycle. You will work closely with cross-functional engineering, quality and regulatory teams to ensure software requirements, system designs and user needs are effectively verified and validated.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with 2–3+ years of experience who enjoys hands‑on testing, technical problem solving and working within a regulated product development environment.

Duties

• Develop, execute and maintain software and system V&V test plans, protocols and reports
• Review product requirements, software specifications and design documentation to develop comprehensive test cases
• Perform hands‑on software verification and validation testing across new products and product enhancements
• Document test results, identify defects and work with development teams to investigate and troubleshoot software issues
• Track testing progress, defects, risks and issues throughout the development lifecycle
• Collaborate with Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Product Development teams
• Support test planning, test automation initiatives and continuous improvement activities
• Review software documentation and contribute to quality and compliance activities
• Support regulatory submissions through the preparation and provision of V&V documentation

Skills and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Biomedical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline
• 2–3+ years of experience in software verification and validation, software quality assurance or medical device development
• Experience working within a regulated industry, ideally medical devices
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and software V&V methodologies
• Experience developing test plans, protocols, test cases and verification reports
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability
• Experience working with cross‑functional technical teams

Culture

Join a collaborative and quality-focused environment where engineering, quality, regulatory and product teams work closely together.