Hardware Test Engineer
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
Freelance
25-03-2025
Job Specifications
CXC are working with a global Medical Devices developer, who are looking for an experienced Test Engineer to join their team in London.
Details are:
This is INSIDE IR35
3 month contract initially
Location: LONDON
Hybrid schedule but need someone able to come into the office at a minimum of 2 to 3 days/week, with more days onsite needed due to project needs. There may be weeks where 5 days onsite is needed, as presence in the office is required.
Responsibilities:
• Work closely with the cross-functional members of the core product project team to refine
the acceptance criteria and ensure the definition of done for the story, features, and release
levels meet the quality standards of our test policy and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure the verification and validation of acceptance criteria
can be continuously checked through the delivery of testability and automated acceptance tests.
• Conduct risk-driven exploratory testing for individual stories and release candidates using
charters and appropriate techniques to discover potential problems.
• Help measure how closely the product meets our quality goals and highlight risks.
• Prepare and maintain test reports, quality dashboard insights/metrics, and documentation for
presentation to the team and stakeholders
• Contribute to continuous improvement by developing team guidelines, playbooks, and knowledge sharing to encourage better practices, testability and increase the value of our feedback loops to the team and stakeholders.
Must Haves:
• Proven experience testing medical grade hardware device systems, and web/mobile full-stack
(FE + BE) software.
• Strong programming skills and demonstrable experience in test automation (preferably Python
and Kotlin)
• Experience with virtualization, Linux, and remote device management.
• Knowledge of medical device regulations and standards (ISO 13485, IEC 62304, 21 CFR 820)
Nice to Haves
• BS/MS in Computer, Electrical, Electronics Engineering or equivalent industry experience
• Advanced certification in software testing and modern quality engineering practices
• Knowledge of video encoding/codecs and related tooling (ffmpeg)
• Experience with Cloud (AWS) and DevOps tools for Continuous Integration (CI) testing
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