Senior Test Engineer

Verathon; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking medical device company as a Senior Test Engineer, where you'll play a key role in new product development and design verification. This role offers the chance to work closely with diverse teams, ensuring high-quality products that improve patient care. You'll manage verification activities, develop innovative test methods, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. If you're passionate about engineering and want to make a meaningful impact in healthcare, this opportunity is perfect for you. Enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to be part of a team dedicated to enhancing patient outcomes.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Annual bonus plan

Generous HCSA

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Retirement matching plan

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience in product development, ideally in medical devices.
• Hands-on experience with engineering test methods, tools, and electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage design verification activities for multiple new product development programs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze product test failures and recommend solutions.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Minitab

Jama

Jira

CAD tools

Microcontrollers (e.g., Arduino)

Job description

Company Overview

Verathon is a global medical device company focused on supporting customers by being their trusted partner, delivering high-quality products that endure over time and ensure clinical and economic utility. Two areas where Verathon has significantly impacted patient care, and become the market leader in each, are bladder volume measurement and airway management. The company’s BladderScan portable ultrasound and GlideScope video laryngoscopy & bronchoscopy systems effectively address unmet needs for healthcare providers and meaningfully raise the standard of care for patients. Verathon, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, is headquartered in Bothell, Washington, USA and has international subsidiaries in Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.verathon.com.

Overview

The Senior Test Engineer is responsible for supporting new product development (NPD) programs by delivering product design verification (DV). This role closely interacts with other cross-functional teams including design, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and program management.

Responsibilities

1. Manage and complete DV activities for multiple NPD programs.
2. Develop DV project plan based on program scope, including deliverables, timelines, and resource needs.
3. Identify, ideate, and oversee development of novel engineering test methods and fixtures for DV.
4. Identify and oversee development of verification plans, protocols, and reports.
5. Peer-review and provide feedback on team deliverables for technical soundness and audit-readiness.
6. Oversee technical and schedule communication with internal and external partners to manage and retire risks efficiently.
7. Collaborate with test engineers, design engineers, and cross-functional teams to analyze product test failures and recommend solutions.
8. Provide critical updates to the management including Test and Design Engineering Managers.
9. Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in applicable technical standards for medical device development e.g., ISO 10993, ISO 8600, and IEC 60601-1.
10. Identify and implement improvements to the verification test system via e.g., standardization, tools, and automation.
11. Ensure deliverables comply to applicable regulatory standards e.g., ISO 13485, 21 CFR part 820, and 21 CFR Part 11.
12. Follow Verathon’s Quality Management System and documentation practices.
13. Ensure completion of tasks within project schedule and with high attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, mechatronics, or similar); Advanced degree preferred.
• P.Eng from the EGBC preferred; ability and willingness to obtain a P.Eng license required.
• 8+ years of test/design/systems engineering experience in a product development environment, some of which is within medical device R&D.
• Strong analytical foundation, using engineering principles for problem-solving during NPD.
• Hands-on experience developing and qualifying engineering test methods & tools.
• Hands-on experience with developing electromechanical systems and root cause analysis.
• Experience managing and delivering design verification in a highly regulated industry.
• Experience using project planning tools and concepts.
• Experience using statistical techniques, preferably using Minitab.
• Proficient in writing concisely and accurately with meticulous attention to detail and clarity.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, suited for a cross-functional environment.
• Ability to work within tight deadlines with transparent communication.
• Familiar with CAD tools and microcontrollers (e.g., Arduino); hands-on experience preferred.
• Familiar with medical device applicable technical and regulatory standards e.g., ISO 10993, ISO 8600, and IEC 60601-1, 21 CFR Part 11; hands-on experience preferred.
• Experience with Jama (for requirements management) and Jira (for issue tracking) preferred.

* For applicants without an Engineer in Training or a Professional Engineer license, an alternative title will be used until a license is obtained. Verathon is proud to provide job-related professional growth and development of employees, including reimbursements for expenses incurred in joining the EGBC.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of an innovative team that is dedicated to improving patient outcomes.
• Engage in meaningful work that makes a difference in the healthcare industry.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Salary range - $95,967 – $141,390 (Compensation will vary based on skills, experience and location; it is not typical to be hired at or above the top of the salary range).
• Full-time employees who are not on a commission plan are eligible for Verathon’s annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance.
• Verathon provides a competitive benefits package including a generous HCSA, paid holidays, paid time off and a retirement matching plan.