Verification and Validation Engineer

Job Overview

As a Verification & Validation Engineer (V&V), you will support the verification, validation, integration, and release of Accuray products through testing, troubleshooting, test environment support, and collaboration with cross‑functional engineering teams. Product Test Engineering partners with Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Service, Manufacturing, Regulatory, and Project teams to ensure products meet quality, performance, and customer expectations. Successful candidates are curious learners who enjoy solving technical problems, working with both hardware and software systems, and developing broad knowledge across complex medical device products.

This role provides opportunities to grow technical expertise, system knowledge, and project leadership skills while contributing to the delivery of high‑quality products.

Reports to the Senior Manager, Product Test Engineering

• Requirements Analysis:
  Review and understand user, system, and design requirements to support verification and validation activities.
• Test Case Development:
  Develop, update, execute, and document verification, validation, integration, workflow, regression, and functional test cases.
• Test Execution:
  Perform testing activities on software, hardware, networking, and integrated systems while producing accurate objective evidence and documentation.
• Anomaly Management:
  Identify, document, reproduce, and track issues found during testing while working with engineering teams to support investigations and resolutions.
• Test Environment Support:
  Assist with the setup, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of test environments, including computers, networking equipment, software installations, databases, and medical device hardware.
• System Learning and Integration:
  Develop knowledge of Accuray products, workflows, and system interactions to improve testing effectiveness and troubleshooting capability.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with engineers, project managers, service personnel, manufacturing, regulatory, and Product Test Engineering team members to support project goals.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Contribute to process improvements, test case enhancements, cross‑training activities, and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.
• Quality Focus:
  Help ensure products meet intended use, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements through effective testing and documentation.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physical Sciences, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2–4 years of experience in testing, verification, validation, product development, systems engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical issues and apply logical problem‑solving techniques.
• Ability to learn new products, technologies, and workflows quickly.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively on cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and adapt to changing priorities.
• Experience creating technical documentation and executing structured test activities.
• Must be authorized to work in the country without sponsorship (permanent work visa).

• Experience with in an FDA‑regulated medical device environment or other regulated industry.
• Experience testing complex integrated systems that include software, hardware, networking, and workflow components.
• Experience with requirements management, defect tracking, and test management tools.
• Experience establishing and maintaining test environments and laboratory infrastructure.
• Knowledge of verification, validation, integration, regression, and risk‑based testing methodologies.
• Experience supporting product releases, system integration activities, and cross‑functional project teams.
• Experience authoring technical documentation and objective evidence for regulated development activities.

• Office:
  Indoor Environment; the position takes place indoors with a comfortable and climate‑controlled…