Medical Device Software Test Engineer

About the Company

Openwater is creating next-generation open-source medical technologies that can enable us to diagnose and treat potentially 100s of diseases with a single device. With this advancement comes the promise of treatment of debilitating diseases including cancer, mental disease, stroke, COVID / Long COVID and longevity treatments. We already have a trove of clinical data demonstrating the promise of our technology, and now Openwater is the world's first open-source, open-patent, open-clinical-data, and open-safety-sharing company, centered on the new idea of the Silicon Hospital.

About the Role

As a Software Test Engineer at Openwater, you will design, develop, and execute tests, as well as identify and report defects, in order to ensure the software for our next generation medical devices meets the highest quality standards. You must be a proactive, strong problem solver, and a creative engineer who can function independently while working with cross functional groups. We are looking for an extremely energetic, self-motivated individual who takes initiative in a constantly-changing working environment.

Location : San Francisco, USA

Responsibilities :

• Design and implement test strategies, test cases, and test plans, both manually and through automation.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated CI pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) for Python SDK and C firmware to ensure continuous quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites (unit, integration, hardware-in-the-loop) for Python SDK and embedded device firmware to validate functionality, performance, and compliance with IEC 62304.
• Integrate static analysis, code linting, and security tools (e.g., flake8, pylint, cppcheck) into automated workflows to enforce code quality and regulatory compliance.
• Automate the generation of test reports, coverage metrics, and traceability documentation to support design verification, validation, and regulatory submission processes.
• Identify, document, and track software defects, working with the development team to resolve them.
• Create and maintain detailed test documentation, including test plans, test reports, and bug reports.
• Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Configure and maintain testing environments to simulate real-world conditions.
• Interface with a cross-functional team of engineers and medical professionals.

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