Senior Software Test & Validation Lead (Regulated HW)

Dawar Consulting; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 76,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawar Consulting client in the life sciences and diagnostics sector seeks a Senior Software Test Engineer in Tucson, AZ for a long-term contract. The role focuses on leading test strategy and validation for software integrated with hardware in regulated environments.

The Senior Software Test & Validation Engineer will serve as Product Owner for Test, shaping vision, backlog, acceptance criteria, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software testing for hardware-integrated systems.
• Experience in FDA/FAA regulated environments (medical devices preferred).
• Strong verification & validation, system-level testing, and risk-based testing.
• Experience operating in Agile/SAFe environments with PI planning and backlog ownership.
• Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Define Test Strategy & Vision: own end-to-end test and validation strategy and translate customer and regulatory needs into scalable approaches.
• Product Ownership & Backlog Management: build and prioritize test backlog, write user stories and acceptance criteria, coordinate cross-team dependencies for PI planning.
• Acceptance & Delivery Accountability: formally accept features using defined acceptance criteria and DoD.
• Leadership & Collaboration: lead cross-functional teams across engineering, quality, regulatory and systems.
• Continuous Improvement: participate in Inspect & Adapt events to improve test effectiveness, coverage and efficiency.
• Stakeholder Communication: clearly communicate test and validation outcomes to diverse audiences.

Skills

Software testing

Hardware-integrated systems

Regulated environments

Verification & Validation

Agile / SAFe

Communication & leadership

Job description

Dawar Consulting client in the life sciences and diagnostics sector seeks a Senior Software Test Engineer in Tucson, AZ for a long-term contract. The role focuses on leading test strategy and validation for software integrated with hardware in regulated environments.

The Senior Software Test & Validation Engineer will serve as Product Owner for Test, shaping vision, backlog, acceptance criteria, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure