Principal Test Engineer​/Test Lead

Location: California

## Principal Test Engineer/Test Lead Apply remote type:
On-Site locations:
Northridge, California, United States of America time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday time left to apply:
End Date:
July 14, 2026 (5 days left to apply) job requisition :
R-801241

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 14 Jul 2026

At Mini Med, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.#
** About the Role
** The Principal Test Engineer/Test Lead is a recognized technical leader responsible for defining and driving quality engineering strategy, verification & validation (V&V), test automation, AI-enabled testing, and release readiness across complex connected medical device ecosystems. This role leads end-to-end quality initiatives spanning mobile applications, connected medical devices, cloud services, APIs, cybersecurity, and integrated system workflows while ensuring compliance with global regulatory and quality standards.
In addition to deep technical expertise, this position provides leadership and coordination of globally distributed and offshore testing teams, ensuring successful execution of testing activities across multiple programs, releases, and product portfolios. The Principal Test Engineer acts as a trusted advisor to engineering and business leadership, driving innovation, quality excellence, and continuous improvement throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.###
** Technical Leadership & Test Strategy
*** Define and drive the overall test strategy, quality roadmap, and release readiness activities across multiple products and programs.
* Serve as the technical authority and subject matter expert (SME) for software, systems, integration, connectivity, and end-to-end testing activities.
* Establish quality engineering best practices, testing standards, and governance models across teams.
* Influence product quality decisions through data-driven analysis, risk assessments, and engineering leadership.
* Lead technical reviews of requirements, architecture, design, risk analysis, and testability assessments.
* Drive organizational improvements in quality engineering processes, methodologies, and testing effectiveness.###
** Mobile & Connected Medical Device Testing
*** Lead testing activities for mobile applications across Android and iOS platforms.
* Define and execute validation strategies for connected medical devices and digital health ecosystems.
* Oversee Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication testing, including pairing, connectivity, synchronization, recovery, failover, and interoperability scenarios.
* Ensure end-to-end testing coverage across hardware, firmware, mobile applications, cloud services, APIs, and external integrations.
* Validate usability, performance, reliability, compatibility, scalability, and customer workflows across supported platforms.###
** Verification, Validation & Regulatory Compliance
*** Lead Verification & Validation (V&V) activities throughout the product development lifecycle.
* Develop test strategies, test plans, test protocols, traceability matrices, and test reports.
* Ensure compliance with Design Controls and applicable regulatory requirements, including: FDA regulations IEC 62304 ISO 13485 Risk Management processes Cybersecurity and Privacy requirements
* Support audits, inspections, CAPAs, field actions, and regulatory submissions.
* Ensure complete traceability from requirements through verification evidence and product release.###
** Cloud, API & Systems Integration Testing
*** Lead cloud services validation and API integration testing activities.
* Ensure secure and reliable interoperability across distributed systems and enterprise platforms.
* Define test coverage for data integrity, synchronization, fault tolerance, resiliency, and disaster recovery scenarios.
* Collaborate with architecture and development teams to validate complex system integrations and…