Change people's lives and love what you do! Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear. As a top 100 medical device company and market-leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear-branded cochlear implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people's lives.
Summary
Cochlear develops products, systems and tools with electromechanical hardware and software components. The Systems Verification and Validation (V&V) team works to protect the experience and trust that customers have in Cochlear, with a final, independent evaluation of these products and systems.
You will be responsible for delivering high quality, comprehensive and user-centric V&V test methods, coverage and evidence to demonstrate that the products, systems and V&V tools meet intended specifications and customer needs.
On top of that, you will be ensuring that V&V outputs are delivered to project timelines, contributing to continuous improvements in testing and processes to maximise efficiency.
This role would require you to use multidisciplinary approaches and collaboration with other V&V engineers, design engineers, project management and quality engineers to deliver high-quality product and system releases to Cochlear's customers.
Key Responsibilities
1. System and Product Design Verification and Validation (V&V)
- Enable the release of high-quality systems and products, with electromechanical hardware and software components, by applying design verification and validation activities and processes to ensure that intended specifications and customer needs are met.
- Ensure, through collaboration and review, that design inputs (including needs, requirements) are testable.
- Develop, improve and maintain test methods, cases and protocols of high quality (scientific, robust and scalable).
- Execute, and coordinate execution of, automated and manual tests according to plans, and using a range of test methods and equipment.
- Produce test artifacts (including test results, other objective evidence) and reports of high quality (accurate and comprehensive).
- Troubleshoot issues encountered in testing, and debug test issues (including method, setup, equipment, script issues).
- Communicate issues to technical and non-technical audiences, meaningfully and concisely.
- Produce and maintain high quality documentation of V&V deliverables, under change control, to comply with Quality Management System (QMS).
- Provide peer review of V&V documents.
2. Project Delivery and Communication
- Align with V&V project lead on required V&V tasks and priorities.
- Deliver on required V&V tasks to meet project timelines.
- Communicate V&V delivery status and risks to project stakeholders, actionably and concisely.
- Contribute V&V needs (including skills, equipment and resourcing) and inputs to project plans and suggest risk mitigation strategies to protect quality and schedule.
- Initiate escalation of project issues and risks to V&V project leads, project management and resource managers and propose solutions to protect schedule and resolve issues.
3. V&V Processes and Tools
- Introduce, maintain and continuously improve tools used in V&V.
- Contribute to, maintain and continuously improve V&V test automation.
- Establish, manage and maintain inventory required for V&V delivery.
- Follow V&V processes and QMS procedures. Contribute to continuous improvements of V&V processes to increase V&V output quality and efficiency, while ensuring compliance with regulatory, standard and business requirements.
4. Team Contributions
- Share and seek knowledge, ideas and experiences with V&V and project teams.
- Collaborate and negotiate cross-functionally (including with other V&V engineers, design engineers and project managers) to achieve the best customer and business outcomes.
Key Requirements
Essential:
- Graduated in Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics Engineering or related discipline with CGPA of 3.50 and above.
- Completed at least one introductory-level programming course.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a professional engineering environment and related field.
- Decent English fluency (write and speak).
- Familiarity with test methods and instrumentation (oscilloscopes, multimeters, sensors).
- Concise and accurate technical communication (written and visual).
- Formal documentation (for example, writing reports and managing spreadsheets).
- Application of scientific approaches (for example, hypothesis testing).
- Data collection, and data or statistical analysis.
- Attention to detail and problem solving.
- Troubleshooting issues, especially with systems having electromechanical hardware and software components.
Preferred (Nice-to-have):
- Concise and accurate technical communication (verbal and presentation).
- Application of design principles and approaches (for example, systems engineering, requirements creation and management).
- Programming (for example, using Python or C++) and debugging.
- Application of research skills (for example, direct observation, experimentation and critical analysis).
- Proficient and safe use of instrumentation (including digital oscilloscopes, multimeter, sensors and measuring tools).
- Solving problems related to complex systems, including using systems thinking, systematic approaches and cross-functional inputs.
- Proficiency in a broad range of test methods and equipment (for example, bench testing, usability testing).
- Management of project risks within small to medium projects or work packages.
- Identification of corner and edge cases.
- Application of control and automation principles (for example, state-based programming, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) use, robot control).
Why Join Cochlear
- Work on life-changing medical technology that impacts millions globally.
- Gain hands-on experience in hardware-software integration testing.
- Be part of a collaborative, innovative, and supportive team.
- Opportunities for career growth and skill development in a global organization.
