Electromechanical Test Engineer; V&V

Overview

Job Title:
Electromechanical Engineer

Location:

Plymouth, MN 55441
Duration: 12 Months

Job description:

As a member of the client's Acute Therapies Verification and Validation engineering team, you would be responsible for supporting product verification, validation, and compliance test activities on electrical and mechanical medical device components/systems. Your expertise will be applied to all levels of product development from component prototypes to final system design. This will include developing, executing, and validating test methods/creating associated documentation.

Interface with/support different groups, e.g., R&D, Project Management, Quality, and manufacturing.

• Under supervision, develop and execute verification test methods, protocols, and reports for verification of requirements on components and systems.
• Drive quality into product development through analysis, testing, and timely feedback of test results back to the team.
• Under supervision, design test cases to include test methodology, test setups, materials, equipment, procedures, and acceptance criteria based on requirements and standards.
• Execute functional testing of mechanical assemblies, electrical circuits, and systems.
• Support hardware team in product development, concept feasibility, pre‑compliance and change activities by developing tests, collecting data, and providing test data.
• Under supervision, design hardware and/or software tools and fixtures used to execute test methods and analyze data.
• Review, understand and characterize electrical/mechanical designs to develop test methods and ensure coverage of requirements.
• Read and understand medical compliance standards and requirements, evaluate risk, and develop test procedures to ensure requirements are met.
• Perform hands-on test execution in the lab and at third‑party medical device test labs, and communicate defects, issues, and failures during test execution.
• Under supervision, develop and implement feasibility and characterization testing on designs.
• Analyze test data for conformance to pre-determined acceptance criteria and clearly record results in testing platforms like ALM.
• Collaborate with the System team to better understand requirements and improve test effectiveness.
• Actively participate in improving existing testing scenarios and test cases.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and inventory levels for laboratory supplies.
• Perform troubleshooting, hands-on rework, and calibration of electromechanical systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 1 year of experience.
• Experience with system and component level electromechanical V&V testing, plans/procedures/reports, equipment, and test methods preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues, with understanding/application of root cause analysis methods.
• Knowledge of electrical/mechanical engineering disciplines with ability to read, understand and analyze electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Experience using electrical/mechanical lab equipment (e.g., oscilloscope, DMM, power supply, force/pressure gauge, caliper, thermometer, flow meter, scales).
• Takes a hands-on approach to testing, fault diagnosis, and isolation.
• Experience creating detailed, clear, and complete documentation and records.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating effectively across disciplines and project teams.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where small teams share a broad variety of duties.