Software Test Engineer - San Diego (Hybrid)

Job Title: Software Test Engineer

FLSA Status: Exempt

Company Overview

Insulet started in 2000 driven to achieve our mission of enabling our customers to enjoy simplicity, freedom and healthier lives through the use of our Omnipod® product platform. In the last two decades we have improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients who have insulin-requiring diabetes, by using innovative technology that is wearable, waterproof, and lifestyle accommodating. We are on an exciting trajectory of significant growth and global expansion enabling us to reach more patients around the globe.

We are looking for highly motivated, performance driven individuals who want to be part of building our Center of Excellence and be at the forefront of our rapidly growing global footprint. We are looking to hire amazing people who are guided by shared values and desire to exceed customer expectations. Our continued success depends on it.

Position Overview

Insulet is looking for a self-motivated Software Test Engineer to be a part of the testing effort related to product development and product modifications. This position assists in the software quality assurance efforts related to new product development and product modifications for the Research and Development group. The position is responsible for ensuring that new products have been effectively and efficiently verified and validated prior to their release for shipment and that these designs effectively meet documented and implied user needs and requirements. Software quality assurance efforts are lifecycle-oriented beginning during product requirements development and continuing throughout its lifetime.
 
This position will also be part of validating software development tools to improve the overall quality of software, including peer reviews, software hazard analysis, requirements traceability, software code analysis, defect tracking, software metrics, configuration management, and software tool validations

Responsibilities

• Creating Use cases.
• Identifying and filling gaps in Use Case/test Case.
• Creating and executing test plans, manual as well as automated and test cases and generating test reports for them.
• Creating and updating Trace matrices between requirements and test cases.
• Work closely with the software development team to identify improvements.
• Influence the requirements definition and software design to maximize testability.
• Oversee and influence development of test objects to meet needs of protocol.
• Develop and extend test cases (protocols) and plans as software application features evolve.
• Participate in product design reviews.
• Performs other duties as required.

Required Leadership/Interpersonal Skills & Behaviors

• Self-motivated
• Proactive
• Quick learner

Required Skills and Competencies

• Experience working with products from the prototype through 510(k)/​ISO clearance and commercialization is preferred.
• Thorough understanding of software testing principles, practices, and metrics as well as software development methods best practices that foster high quality software.
• Hands on experience using modern software development and software testing tools.
• Proven record developing and executing software test cases (protocols) for complex medical devices.
• Familiarity with IEC 62304, ISO 14971, FDA regulations and international standards applicable to medical device software application development, verification, and validation a plus.
• Mentor junior software test engineers, assign tasks and review their work.
• provides automated testing expertise and oversight and plays a role in providing advice, guidance and monitoring.

Education and Experience

• BS in Software Engineering, Computer Science or similar field; 3+ years hands on experience in software application testing in regulated industry and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Information

• Travel is estimated at 0% but will flex depending on business needs.

• NOTE: This position is eligible for hybrid working arrangements (requires on-site work from an Insulet office at least 1x/week; may work remotely other days). #LI-Hybrid