V&V Lead, Medical Devices — Drive Quality & Certification

ProFound People Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ProFound People Pty Ltd is seeking a Verification and Validation Lead for our Sydney-based medical devices team. The role is permanent, full-time, with leadership oversight of the V&V engineers and responsibility for ensuring products meet user, regulatory and business requirements.

You will guide verification strategies across the product lifecycle, drive test plans, and collaborate with R&D, Design, and external testers to support certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a relevant engineering field (Biomedical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical).
• 5–10 years in V&V or related engineering role.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of V&V engineers, setting direction and standards.
• Bridge between R&D and product development, aligning priorities.
• Develop V&V strategies, plans and reports with traceability to requirements.
• Evaluate system performance and reliability through tests.
• Lead root cause and failure analysis on electromechanical devices.
• Apply statistical analysis to test data for design decisions.
• Improve test methodologies, throughput and automation.
• Collaborate with Design, Systems, Operations and external test providers for certification.

Skills

V&V engineering

Leadership

Communication

Python

Automated testing

Education

Biomedical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

ISO 13485

Job description

ProFound People Pty Ltd is seeking a Verification and Validation Lead for our Sydney-based medical devices team. The role is permanent, full-time, with leadership oversight of the V&V engineers and responsibility for ensuring products meet user, regulatory and business requirements.

You will guide verification strategies across the product lifecycle, drive test plans, and collaborate with R&D, Design, and external testers to support certification.