Job Description

This position is part of a group that is responsible for developing and performing manual and automated testing of medical products.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

• Drives innovations and technical contributions to improve manual and automated testing.
• Works on process improvements and projects to streamline activity.
• Influences the strategy definition for building the eco-system around the testing and the products.
• Contributes to the development and achievement of organizational goals and objectives.
• Researching, evaluating, developing and applying new processes and methods into product development and testing.
• Participate and review/analyze software requirements and designs.
• Create software verification plans, test protocols, test reports, and software risk analyses.
• Design and develop automated test framework.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test scripts to test software.
• Create requirements traceability.
• Partner with developers and test engineers to improve and automate test and release processes.
• Works effectively with cross-functional and/or global teams.
• Readily shares information with other team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

BS in Computer Science/Engineering or Information Technology, or equivalent work experience required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:

• Expertise in the Software Development Lifecycle and/or the Software Testing Lifecycle.
• Expertise with test frameworks, automation tools, static and dynamic code analysis.
• Strong knowledge of C++, Java, or C# programming languages.
• Strong knowledge of OOPs concepts and design patterns.
• Strong knowledge of networking communication protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, etc.).
• Experience developing using scripting languages (Javascript, Ruby, Python, etc.).

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

5-8 years of software testing and/or software development experience

SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Expertise in Software Development and/or Software Testing.
• Able to work well independently and in a collaborative environment.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Have a passion for test infrastructure and CI/CD.
• Possess an agile mindset.
• Comfortable with constant changes and fast to adapt to them.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

• Experience leading tasks or projects to accomplish goals.
• Experience with scrum methodology.
• Experience developing software using TDD methodology.
• Experience using source control.
• Experience with cross platform product development.
• Experience with cloud-based product development.
• Experience developing products in the Medical space.

WORKING CONDITIONS

TRAVEL: N/A

SPEAKING: Able to speak and present information in front of groups

PHYSICAL: Able to carry up to 25 pounds

EEO Policy Statement

It is the policy of Nihon Kohden America not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. It is also the policy of Nihon Kohden America to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Employees and applicants of Nihon Kohden America will not be subject to harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or because he or she is a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.

As CFO of Nihon Kohden America, I am committed to the principles of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity. In order to ensure dissemination and implementation of Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action throughout all levels of the company, I have selected our Human Resources Representative as the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Manager for Nihon Kohden America. One of the EEO Manager’s duties will be to establish and maintain internal audit and reporting systems to allow for effective measurement of Nihon Kohden America’s programs.

In furtherance of its policy regarding Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity, Nihon Kohden America has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that Nihon Kohden America is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished. This Affirmative Action Program is available in the Human Resources office for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment upon request, during normal business hours. 

We request the support of all employees in accomplishing Equal Employment Opportunity.