Software Test Engineer - HistoSonics (On-Site)

Do you have experience working in Software Test, or other areas of the SDLC, to test medical device instrumentation and analysis? If yes, read on!

About Us

HistoSonics is a venture-backed medical device company developing a non-invasive robotic platform and novel beam therapy, Robotically Assisted Sonic Therapy (RAST)™. RAST uses the science of histotripsy and the pressure created by focused sound energy to liquify and destroy targeted tissue, including diseased tissue and tumors, at sub-cellular levels.

Histotripsy was developed at the University of Michigan and exclusively licensed to HistoSonics. The company is led by a team of experienced domain experts and industry leaders with offices in Ann Arbor, MI, and Minneapolis, MN.

HistoSonics recently closed a $54 million Series C financing.

Please Note: You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. - thanks! This is an on-site position in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

About the Role

The Software Test Engineer is responsible for development and execution of exploratory, integration, verification and automated tests during software development process to ensure HistoSonics’ software quality.

You will also participate in design reviews, risk analysis, designing and implementing tests, debugging, defining corrective actions and tracking software quality metrics. This position will monitor all stages of software development to identify and resolve software malfunctions to meet quality standards.

In this role you will:

• Interact with product development teams to develop a strong understanding of the project and testing objectives
• Work with design team in defining requirements to ensure testability of software
• Work with software team defining architecture to ensure testability of software
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
• Create test plan and test cases based on requirements
• Develop and execute automated and unit tests/plans and analyze and report test results
• Participate in design reviews and risk assessment meetings
• Setup test environment (hardware, software and network)
• Test software releases by executing assigned tests (manual and/or automated)
• Document, track and manage defects through defect tracking system
• Participate in troubleshooting and risk assessment of defects with design team to identify root cause and resolution
• Perform thorough regression testing when defects are resolved
• Track software quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts
• Ensure all applicable tasks are performed in compliance with the Quality Management System
• Participate in continuous improvement of the Quality System, software development and testing procedures
• Other duties as assigned

About You

The idea candidate has experience/background in the following:

• Software Test and/or other areas of the SDLC to test medical device instrumentation and analysis
• Development experience programming or scripting language, such as C#, Java, VBScript
• Understanding of automated test framework
• Basic understanding of electrical and mechanical engineering principles
• Operating systems with emphasis on Microsoft Windows
• Databases, such as Microsoft SQL Server
• Performance and stress testing tools
• Source-code control systems
• Defect tracking systems
• Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science, Math, Engineering or related, or Associates degree and relevant experience