Verification & Validation Lead

Verification and Validation Lead | Medical Devices

Sydney | Permanent, Full Time

Hybrid working

$competative salary + bonus

About the company

Our client is a successful and growing medical device company based in Sydney, known for innovation and a strong commitment to quality. Research and product development is at the heart of the business, and with a strong pipeline of new products they are now looking for an experienced Verification and Validation Lead to strengthen their engineering team.

About the role

As the V&V Lead, you will be the technical authority for verification and validation across the product development lifecycle. You will lead and mentor a team of engineers and act as the key liaison between the R&D and product development teams, ensuring products meet user, regulatory and business requirements.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor a team of V&V engineers, setting technical direction and standards
• Act as the bridge between R&D and product development, aligning priorities and driving outcomes
• Develop V&V strategies, plans, protocols and reports with full traceability to requirements
• Evaluate system performance and reliability through system and integration testing
• Lead root cause and failure analysis on electromechanical devices
• Apply statistical analysis to test data to support evidence based design decisions
• Improve test methodologies, throughput, repeatability and automation
• Partner with Design, Systems, Operations and external test providers to support product certification

What you will bring

• A degree in Biomedical, Mechanical, Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
• 5 to 10 years of experience in V&V or a related engineering role
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers
• A strong understanding of the product development lifecycle
• Experience within a quality management system; medical device and ISO 13485 experience highly regarded
• The ability to diagnose electromechanical device issues
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills, with examples of influencing decisions and driving change
• Python, C or automated test experience is a bonus

Please reach out to seb@profoundpeople.com.au for more info