Senior Manager, Software Test

Sonova USA Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 114,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Hearing aid discount

Job summary

Sonova USA Inc. in Valencia, California is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Test – Software Verification Manager, Medical Software to lead verification activities across multiple regulated medical software products and to coach and grow Software Test Engineers, SDETs, and manual testers.

You will define verification strategies, ensure requirements-based testing and traceability, oversee test plans, and drive quality improvements while partnering with software, firmware, hardware, QA,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in software testing, software verification, quality assurance, or related roles.
• 5+ years of management experience in software verification/testing teams.
• Experience supporting regulated medical software products.
• Strong understanding of verification methodologies and quality practices.
• Experience with requirements-based testing, traceability, risk-based testing, and controlled documentation.
• Hands-on experience designing, executing, and reviewing software test cases.
• Experience with manual and automated testing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead verification activities across multiple regulated medical software products.
• Coach and develop Software Test Engineers, SDETs, and Manual Test Engineers.
• Define verification strategies and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Establish verification scope via requirements, specifications, architecture, and risk docs.
• Ensure traceability and defensible verification evidence.

Skills

Software testing

Software verification

Quality assurance

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/SE

Tools

IEC 62304

ISO 14971

ISO 13485

FDA QMSR

Job description

Senior Manager, Software Test – Software Verification Manager, Medical Software

Location: Valencia, California – Onsite

Responsibilities

• Lead software verification activities across multiple regulated medical software products.
• Manage, coach, and develop Software Test Engineers, SDETs, and Manual Test Engineers.
• Define verification strategies and ensure comprehensive test coverage across functional, integration, system, regression, acceptance, exploratory, interface, and cybersecurity testing.
• Review requirements, specifications, architecture, and risk documentation to establish verification scope.
• Ensure requirements‑based testing, risk‑based testing, bidirectional traceability, and defensible verification evidence.
• Develop and approve verification plans, protocols, traceability matrices, test cases, verification reports, and controlled quality documentation.
• Participate in hands‑on testing, including test case development, execution, defect investigation, and result analysis when needed.
• Lead defect management, regression planning, retesting, and issue resolution.
• Oversee manual and automated testing strategies while improving automation effectiveness.
• Support audits, regulatory submissions, notified body reviews, and Design History File documentation.
• Partner closely with Software Engineering, Firmware, Hardware, Systems Engineering, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Cybersecurity, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Operations.
• Drive continuous improvement of verification processes, documentation quality, team performance, and overall software quality.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software testing, software verification, software quality assurance, or related software quality roles.
• 5+ years of management experience in software verification, software QA, SDET, or software testing teams.
• Experience supporting regulated medical software products.
• Strong understanding of software verification methodologies and quality practices.
• Experience with requirements‑based testing, traceability, risk‑based testing, and controlled documentation.
• Hands‑on experience designing, executing, and reviewing software test cases.
• Experience with manual and automated testing environments.
• Strong collaboration skills across engineering, quality, regulatory, and product teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with IEC 62304, ISO 14971, ISO 13485, FDA QMSR, FDA software guidance, and medical device quality systems.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity testing and software security verification.
• Experience with BDD, Gherkin, automated regression testing, or modern test automation frameworks.
• Experience supporting international regulatory submissions, EU MDR, or notified body reviews.
• Experience improving software quality processes and verification efficiency.

Additional Requirements

A minimum of 200Mb/sec download and 10Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote/hybrid employee functionality at Sonova.

Compensation

This role's pay range is between $114,000 and $175,000. This role is also bonus eligible. Compensation is based on location and experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage*
• Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts, TeleHealth options
• 401(k) plan with company match*
• Company paid life/AD&D insurance
• Additional supplemental life/AD&D coverage available
• Company paid Short/Long‑Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• STD/LTD buy‑ups available
• Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Legal/ID Theft Assistance
• PTO (or sick and vacation time), floating Diversity Day, and paid holidays*
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Employee Assistance Program (24/7 mental health support hotline, 5 company paid counseling sessions and more)
• Robust internal career growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Hearing aid discount for employees and family
• Internal social recognition platform

*Plan rules/offerings dependent upon group, company and location.

EEO Statement

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer. We team up, grow talent, and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the marketplace. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate's ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.