Senior Verification and Validation Engineer

Accuray; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Accuray in Madison, WI seeks a Senior Verification and Validation Engineer to lead verification and validation activities for complex medical device software and hardware. You will design tests, execute across software, hardware, networks, and workflows, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure release readiness in a regulated environment.

The role emphasizes risk-based testing, documentable evidence for design history files, and continuous improvement of test environments and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physical Sciences, or a related technical field; or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of testing, verification, validation, or systems engineering experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for hardware, software, networking, and system-level issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Review and understand user, system, and design requirements to develop verification and validation strategies and identify risks.
• Support project planning, estimation, and execution; collaborate with engineering to improve quality and release readiness.
• Design, document, and maintain verification, validation, integration, regression, and functional test cases.
• Execute testing across software, hardware, networking, workflow, and integrated environments with objective evidence for DHF deliverables.
• Investigate and troubleshoot anomalies; perform root-cause analyses with cross-functional teams.
• Configure and maintain production-equivalent test environments and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop broad understanding of system interactions to support integration and release activities.
• Advocate for release-quality design outputs and overall product quality; collaborate across teams.
• Contribute to process improvements, test-suite modernization, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent work

Verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science/Physical Sciences or related

Tools

Test management tools

Defect tracking systems

Requirement management

Job description

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Our radiation therapy for cancer makes treatment shorter, safer, personalized and more effective, ultimately enabling patients to live longer, better lives.**Job Description****Company Statement:**Give hope. Give health. Make your mark in the fight against cancer.At Accuray, we make a direct and powerful impact on the lives of cancer patients every day — helping them live longer, better lives. But our commitment to innovation offers a truly unique opportunity: the chance to change the fight against cancer — helping to develop, introduce and support new treatment delivery systems and software that will give new hope and new health to cancer patients and cancer survivors around the world.Accuray develops, manufactures and sells radiotherapy systems for alternative cancer treatments. Our radiation therapy for cancer makes treatment shorter, safer, personalized and more effective, ultimately enabling patients to live longer, better lives.**SUMMARY:**As a Senior Verification and Validation Engineer (V&V) , you will be responsible for ensuring Accuray products are safe, effective, reliable, and ready for customer use through deep technical understanding, risk-based testing, system integration, and verification and validation activities. Product Test Engineering partners with Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Service, Manufacturing, Regulatory, and Project Leadership teams throughout the development lifecycle to identify risks early, influence product quality, establish production-equivalent test environments, execute testing, investigate anomalies, and support successful product releases. Successful candidates are highly adaptable problem solvers who enjoy learning complex systems, troubleshooting difficult technical issues, collaborating across disciplines, and driving high-quality outcomes in a regulated medical device environment.**REPORTING TO/DEPARTMENT:**Reports to the Sr Manager, Product Test Engineering**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:*** Requirements and Risk Analysis: Review and understand user, system, and design requirements to develop effective verification and validation strategies and identify project risks early.* Project Participation and Technical Leadership: Support project planning, estimation, and execution activities. Partner with engineering teams throughout development to improve quality, testability, and release readiness.* Test Strategy and Test Case Development: Design, document, and maintain verification, validation, integration, workflow, regression, and functional test cases aligned to project requirements and intended use.* Test Execution: Execute testing activities across software, hardware, networking, workflow, and integrated system environments while producing objective evidence suitable for design history file deliverables.* Anomaly Investigation and Troubleshooting: Identify, document, reproduce, investigate, and track anomalies. Work with cross-functional teams to support root-cause analysis and issue resolution.* Test Environment Ownership: Configure, maintain, and improve production-equivalent test environments including computers, networks, databases, medical device hardware, software installations, and supporting infrastructure.* System Integration: Develop a broad understanding of system interactions across Accuray products and subsystems to support integration, regression analysis, and release activities.* Quality Advocacy: Advocate for release-quality design outputs, testability, serviceability, usability, and overall product quality throughout the development lifecycle.* Collaboration: Work closely with engineers, project managers, service personnel, manufacturing, regulatory, and other Product Test Engineering team members to facilitate successful project execution.* Continuous Improvement: Contribute to process improvements, test suite modernization, cross-training initiatives, and organizational knowledge sharing.**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**:**Required**:* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physical Sciences, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.* 3–5 years of experience in testing, verification, validation, systems engineering, product development, or a closely related technical discipline.* Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex hardware, software, networking, and system-level issues.* Ability to quickly learn new technologies, products, and workflows while balancing multiple priorities.* Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.* Ability to work independently while maintaining accountability for deliverables and project commitments.* Experience creating technical documentation, executing formal test activities, and communicating technical findings.**Preferred or Desired**:* Experience within an FDA-regulated medical device environment or other regulated industry.* Experience testing complex integrated systems that include software, hardware, networking, and workflow components.* Experience with requirements management, defect tracking, and test management tools.* Experience establishing and maintaining test environments and laboratory infrastructure.* Knowledge of verification, validation, integration, regression, and risk-based testing methodologies.* Experience supporting product releases, system integration activities, and cross-functional project teams.* Experience authoring technical documentation and objective evidence for regulated development activities.**WORKING CONDITIONS*** Indoor Environment: The position takes place indoors, providing a comfortable and climate-controlled workspace.* Physical Demands: This role may involve standing or walking for extended periods of time, requires manual dexterity and the ability to handle delicate, high-value equipment. Ability to lift and carry equipment or materials required.* Work Schedule: Standard working hours are Monday through Friday; however, evening, weekend or other work outside normal business hours and overtime may be required.* Computer Usage: Proficiency with computers, including software applications and communication tools, is essential for tasks and collaboration.* Personal Protective Equipment: Must wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and ahere to safety protocols and cleanliness standards.**To qualify for this position, candidates must be able to furnish proof that they are authorized to work in the country they are applying on a permanent basis without sponsorship.**