Senior Medical Software Verification Manager

Sonova Group; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) plan with company match

Company-paid life/AD&D insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off including diversity day

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Sonova Group in Valencia, California, onsite, seeks a Software Verification Manager to lead verification and testing for regulated medical software, building a high‑performing team and driving quality across new product development, enhancements and sustaining releases.

You will mentor engineers, define verification strategies, ensure traceability and risk‑based testing, and support audits and regulatory submissions while partnering with hardware, firmware, systems, and regulatory teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in software testing, software verification, QA, or related roles.
• 5+ years of management experience in software verification/testing teams.
• Experience supporting regulated medical software products.
• Experience with requirements-based testing, traceability and controlled documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead software 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 across various testing types.
• Review requirements, specifications, architecture, and risk docs to establish scope.
• Develop and approve verification plans, traceability matrices, test cases and reports.
• Participate in hands-on testing, defect investigation, and result analysis when needed.
• Lead defect management, regression planning, retesting and issue resolution.
• Oversee manual and automated testing strategies and improve automation effectiveness.
• Support audits, regulatory submissions, and Design History File documentation.
• Partner with Software Eng, Firmware, Hardware, QA, Regulatory Affairs, Product Mgmt, Manufacturing.

Skills

Software verification

Software QA

SDET

Test automation

Team leadership

Regulated medical software

Requirements tracing

Cybersecurity testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng/EE

Job description

Sonova Group in Valencia, California, onsite, seeks a Software Verification Manager to lead verification and testing for regulated medical software, building a high‑performing team and driving quality across new product development, enhancements and sustaining releases.

You will mentor engineers, define verification strategies, ensure traceability and risk‑based testing, and support audits and regulatory submissions while partnering with hardware, firmware, systems, and regulatory teams to