Software Verification Engineer III - Nevro Corp.

About Nevro:

Nevro (NYSE: NVRO) is a global medical device company headquartered in Redwood City, California. We are focused on delivering comprehensive, life-changing solutions that continue to set the standard for enduring patient outcomes in chronic pain treatment. The company started with a simple mission to help more patients suffering from debilitating pain and developed its proprietary 10 kHz Therapy, an evidence-based, non-pharmacologic innovation that has impacted the lives of more than 100,000 patients globally.  

 

Nevro’s comprehensive HFX™ spinal cord stimulation (SCS) platform includes a Senza SCS system and support services for the treatment of chronic trunk and limb pain and painful diabetic neuropathy.  Senza®, Senza II®, Senza Omnia™, and Senza HFX iQ™ are the only SCS systems that deliver Nevro's proprietary 10 kHz Therapy. HFX iQ, Nevro’s latest innovation, is the first and only SCS System that uses Artificial Intelligence to optimize and maintain pain relief using each patient's response¹.Nevro’s unique support services provide every patient with an HFX Coach™ throughout their pain relief journey and every physician with HFX Cloud™ insights for enhanced patient and practice management. 

 

Nevro also recently added a minimally invasive treatment option for patients suffering from chronic sacroiliac joint ("SI joint") pain and now provides the most comprehensive portfolio of products in the SI joint fusion space, designed to meet the preferences of physicians and varying patient needs in order to improve outcomes and quality of life for patients.

Job Summary & Responsibilities:

The Software Verification Engineer will play a key role in the development of a Class III implantable Neuromodulation system for pain management, working cross-functionally to help verify firmware, software applications, and whole systems and make sure that all stakeholders are aligned, and requirements and user needs are met.

• Designs, develops, updates, executes, and debugs firmware, software, and/or system tests (manual, interactive, automated) and maintains testing metrics.
• Owns and optimizes system, sub-system, and module verification and validation efforts to ensure complete system coverage and provide proper tracing.
• Reviews and evaluates product requirements for correctness, completeness, and testability and analyzes and allocates a set of requirements into an appropriate set of verification tests.
• Conducts and participates in cross-functional reviews of the test protocol development (test strategy, test design, test code).
• Performs hands-on system integration testing and troubleshooting of technical issues, working with developers to identify root causes and viable resolutions, document issues found, and verify bug fixes of software defects.
• Completes regression, dry, and formal verification runs for multiple firmware and software releases at appropriate times in the development cycle.
• Tracks defects and validates bug fixes.
• Owns technical documentation such as engineering reports, verification plans, procedures and reports, and validation plans and reports.
• Develops and validates software and hardware-based tools to assist in development and testing.
• Assesses new test technologies via reviews of the state of the art or by performing proof of concept work and communicates the results of the assessment to members of the development organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Role Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems/Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent degree/major required. Years of experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• 2-5+ years’ experience with development, verification, and software testing in the medical device industry. (class III medical device experience preferred)

Skills and Knowledge:

• Experience in Systems Engineering as related to stakeholder needs definition, creation of use case workflows, requirements definition and decomposition, functional architecture, and system design.
• Experience with mobile application testing.
• Experience with RF communications systems and active implantable systems.
• Experience scripting with high-level programming languages such as Python or PHP.
• Experience in writing scripts for automating the testing of backend and frontend of applications.
• Strong understanding of REST and demonstrated experience with web services API testing and automation.
• Knowledge of C and an understanding of embedded firmware.
• Proficient with C# [.NET] or other equivalent development tools for creating automated tests.
• Experience using Jama or similar requirements management software.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, power supplies, and other standard lab equipment.
• Experience using Jira or similar bug-tracking software.
• Familiar with Salesforce.
• Familiar with digital health products and standards.
• Working knowledge of IEC 60601, ISO 14708, and IEC 62304.
• Experience with risk management (risk analysis, FMEA, ISO 14971).
• Ability to work on multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to provide creativity while solving complex problems without known solutions.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills (written and verbal).
• Strong track record of working in cross-functional teams.
• Thorough and high attention to detail.

Target Pay Range:

$116,900 - $150,738 The final starting salary offer to the successful candidate will be determined by evaluating several factors, such as education, experience, knowledge, skills, internal equity, alignment with market data, and geography. *Nevro is a multi-state employer, so the target pay range may increase or decrease depending on the city/state.

Full-time Nevro team members enjoy a full suite of additional benefits such as market-leading medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401k matching, ample vacation time, pre-tax savings perks, tuition reimbursement, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), short and/or long-term incentive opportunities, recognition awards, volunteer time off, and several employee resource groups that focus on supporting our Wellness, Leadership Development, and Diversity and Inclusion.

EEO Statement:

Nevro offers equal employment opportunity, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, marital or family status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression (including religious dress and grooming practices), gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), physical or mental condition, protected veteran status, disability, age or other characteristics protected by laws.