SENIOR DEVELOPMENT AUTOMATION ENGINEER (M/F/D)

Cremona EUR 50.000 - 70.000 PURPOSE AND SCOPE: The Sr. Engineer possesses specific product lines knowledge to be a resource and key technical expert to support related projects. The Sr. Engineer is largely unsupervised and self-motivated to lead projects. Shall be capable of being given high level tasks and working independently to organize work, from required Cross Functional Teams (CFT) and to produce the final product or outcome assigned. The Sr. Engineer is expected to be trusted to provide production support to ensure product reliability, dependability and efficient manufacturability. The Sr. Engineer is also capable of formulating new research projects - from starting with a concept, formulating a pre-development plan and completing a feasibility study. The Sr. Engineer can act as the expert in a cross technical team (CTT) to execute a project and/or solve hard to diagnose problems. The Sr. Engineer, as a technical expert, may be called upon to provide system related technical seminars across the company. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Applies the education and experience to develop, maintain and resolve any issues with assigned systems of responsibility. Subject matter expert role at all stages from converting lab scale technology into a commercial medical product to supporting the released product. Is familiar with and follows FDA/ISO Design Control principles and regulations in product development. Designs and develops products that meet User inputs and supports business and marketing strategies to further generate revenue growth. Applies Risk based procedures throughout the product development process and the product life cycle. Authors testing plans, engineering test reports, and position and/or white papers using good documentation practices. Encouraged to generate of idea for potential inventions. Act as a Project Leader for major projects assigned (concept through release). Participate as a CFT or CTT member as assigned. Develops and establishes detailed Design (engineering) input specifications to ensure product function, minimized patient risk and cost effective manufacturing. Develops and gives presentations dealing with projects, proposals, designs and project status updates. Assist in development of custom equipment to support small-scale product assembly and testing. Assist in producing manufacturing procedures. Prepare and deliver assigned presentations. Executes projects with clear objectives and timely deliverables. Understand the goals and contents of development and research projects. Foster culture of collaboration with CFT members, CTT members and inner/inter departmental personnel. Interfaces regularly with vendors/consultants based on responsibilities and assignments. Provide assistance to manufacturing in establishing product fabrication facilities and procedures as part of Design Transfer. Maintain observation of production statistics to ensure production equipment and processes are effective. Provides technical support to other departments as assigned. Provide mentoring and assistance to Engineer II and I level staff. Review and comply with the Code of Business Conduct and all applicable company policies and procedures, local, state and federal laws and regulations. Works under Minimal supervision and may be asked to contribute to performance evaluations of other employees. Other duties as assigned. Additional responsibilities may include focus on one or more departments or locations. See applicable addendum for department or location specific functions: Works as a hands-on team leader to design and develop software test plans, protocols and reports for multiple projects by analyzing software code, design, and specification. Leads various software and SDK test plans and strategy, develop related test artifacts and documentations for Unit, Integration, API, nightly builds, smoke, reliability, and performance testing to ensure high quality deliverables. Support verification team with test plans and protocol reviews and the design team with reviews. Expertise in development of automated test platforms and scripts. Familiarity with Robot Test Framework and BDD test frameworks is a plus. Acts as primary technical contact to provide decisions and recommendations and development of software test automation. Works with product development teams to develop requirements, specifications, and documentations for module interfaces, and testability of software. Expertise with Linux OS, Python, PHP, Shell scripts. (Windows, .NET, C# a plus). Experience using debugging tools to test and troubleshoot software applications, such as C++, C#. Data networking and communications protocols and working knowledge of network gateways. Maintains effective communication with the project manager and team members on project scope, timelines, and design changes. Demonstrated understanding of principles, theories and concepts in software engineering and test automation (Unit, Integration). Build on existing device farm, administer, solve complex security configurations, develop advanced network monitoring and support, and develop automation scripts. Build, support, coordinate, and potentially manage test devices and equipment used for development testing. Excellent analytical, organizational and verbal/written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively in a team. High level of initiative with ability to self-manage. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION: Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related fields. EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS: 5 – 8 years’ related experience; Master’s degree with >3 years’ related experience; PhD without experience; or equivalent directly related work experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr