Senior Lead Embedded Software I&V Engineer

C16 Cochlear Malaysia SDN BHD. (Malaysia); Kuala Lumpur; Presencial; MYR 180.000 - 300.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cochlear Malaysia SDN BHD. (Malaysia) is seeking a Senior Lead Embedded Software Integration & Verification Engineer to ensure quality, safety, and regulatory compliance of embedded software platforms.

You will lead integration, verification, issue investigation, release readiness, and drive testing automation and best practices. The role provides technical leadership, mentors team members, and collaborates across development teams to deliver reliable medical device software aligned with

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in computing/engineering/science or related discipline.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsabilidades

• Governance and compliance: define and support ES I&V governance frameworks with traceability from requirements to verification reports.
• Plan and coordinate component integration with development teams and product owners.
• Support CI and configuration of embedded software components; verify integration builds and resolve issues.

Conocimientos

Python

C

C++

C#

CI/CD

Git

Jira

HIL/SIL testing

Automated testing

Troubleshooting

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computing/Engineering/Science or related

Herramientas

Git

Bitbucket

Perforce

TeamCity

Bamboo

Jira

Descripción del empleo

Change people's lives and love what you do! Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear. As a top 100 medical device company and market-leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear-branded cochlear implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people's lives.

Job Overview & Purpose

The Senior Lead Embedded Software Integration & Verification (ES I&V) Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality, safety, stability, and regulatory compliance of Cochlear's embedded software platforms. Working closely with development teams throughout the product lifecycle, the role leads software integration, verification, issue investigation, release readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives. The position also provides technical leadership, mentors team members, and drives the adoption of effective testing processes, automation, tools, and best practices to support the delivery of reliable medical device software.

Key Responsibilities

• Governance and Compliance Define and support ES I&V governance frameworks and operating models across products and locations. Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and verification reports in accordance with medical device regulatory standards. Establish metrics to monitor ES I&V performance and progress. Implement effective processes for issue reporting, tracking, and management.
• Integration and Verification Plan and coordinate component integration with development teams and product owners. Support continuous integration and configuration of embedded software components. Verify integration builds, investigate issues, and work with development teams to resolve them. Deliver stable embedded software platform releases and associated test software for final verification activities. Escalate issues through established tracking systems when required.
• Planning and Stakeholder Coordination Collaborate with engineering leaders and stakeholders to plan ES I&V activities aligned with product roadmaps and development plans. Participate in product and service planning reviews from an ES I&V perspective.
• Process, Infrastructure, and Tool Improvement Help define future ES I&V capabilities, infrastructure, and organizational needs. Develop, maintain, and improve ES I&V processes and best practices. Drive the adoption of modern testing methods, tools, and infrastructure. Improve efficiency and scalability through automation and platform-based approaches.
• Technical Leadership Develop training materials and conduct workshops for team members and external partners. Ensure current and future verification capabilities meet business needs. Serve as a key technical point of contact for embedded software verification challenges. Coach engineers, share technical expertise, and support team development.

Team Role

• Follow quality processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute ideas that improve systems, tools, and processes.
• Comply with workplace health and safety requirements and report hazards, incidents, or injuries.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computing, Engineering, Science, or a related discipline.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in embedded software integration and verification within highly regulated industries such as medical devices, automotive, aerospace, or similar environments.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C, C++, C#, or similar languages.
• Experience debugging test scripts and developing test cases.
• Solid understanding of embedded software development methodologies, architectures, tools, and best practices.
• Experience with embedded software testing, including unit, integration, regression, smoke, stress, and system-level testing.
• Experience with test-driven development and automated testing approaches.
• Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing environments.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD practices and experience using tools such as Git, Bitbucket, Perforce, TeamCity, Bamboo, Jira, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts using scripting languages such as Python, Bash, JavaScript, PowerShell, or Perl.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Experience in medical device product development is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of active implantable medical devices and applicable regulatory requirements is advantageous.
• Experience using Microsoft Copilot or similar generative AI tools to improve engineering productivity and collaboration is beneficial.

In Summary This role combines embedded software integration, verification, technical leadership, and quality assurance to ensure embedded software platforms are reliable, compliant, and ready for product release. The successful candidate will drive testing excellence, continuous improvement, and collaboration across engineering teams while supporting the delivery of safe and effective medical device solutions.

Cochlear Malaysia provides shared services to support Cochlear’s global operations. The growing team of professionals in Malaysia provides critical support in areas such as IT infrastructure and applications, development and testing, business intelligence development and support, procurement, customer service, service and repairs and returned device analysis engineering.

Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding and we want to hire the most talented people we can.

We’re the global leader in implantable hearing solutions.

We have provided more than 600,000 implantable devices, helping people of all ages to lead full and active lives.

We help people hear and be heard.

We empower people to connect with others and live a full life.

We help transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss.

We innovate and bring to market a range of implantable hearing solutions that deliver a lifetime of hearing outcomes.