Senior Software Test Engineer

Company: Capstan Medical
Location: Santa Cruz
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

Type: Hybrid, onsite 3 or more days/weekDescription:

• We are building an exciting novel robotic platform where we are enabling the clinician to precisely control the transcatheter deployment of a valve through an elegant and simple to use robotic interface. Come lead the software test effort, to make sure we are developing software that is reliable, safe, and effective.
• Create test protocols to cover software design requirements, implement appropriate testing ranging from unit tests to system level functional integration tests.
• Architect and implement automated test infrastructure wherever possible to increase the rate of product development.
• As part of a culture of continuous integration, lead software test and stabilization for weekly minor and monthly major releases to support clinical testing and R&D feedback.
• Lead software design verification testing activities, in support of clinical submissions.
• Manage regression testing on new clinical software release candidates, working with quality and regulatory to optimize this process for speed and efficiency in order to enable iterative clinical testing.
• Document and communicate your work through design reviews and as appropriate released documents as part of the product development process.
• Identify gaps and pitch in as needed to ensure that the team meets their goals and objectives.Skills:
  • C++ and Python programming skills, following software development best practices (unit testing, code review, etc.) and delivering production quality test code.
  • Strong debugging skills with systems that interact closely with hardware and process real-time data. Ability to clearly identify and log defects into tickets with enough information to replicate and resolve the issue.
  • Ability to write software requirements and test protocols for medical safety (or a similar safety critical system), and associated formal documentation.
  • Background in test automation, with the ability to create or improve test frameworks for better coverage and maintainability.
  • Experience in developing simulation environments and performing robustness testing for systems with hardware interactions.
  • Understanding of what early infrastructure is most impactful later down the road, and the ability to make smart decisions in what to prioritize now in order to save time and effort later.Requirements:
    • BS in software-related field, or equivalent work experience.
    • Expecting 5+ years of relevant industry plus academia experience (medical device or similar safety critical system experience preferred).
    • Comfortable working with high levels of ambiguity and an ability to convert that into tangible outcomes.
    • Experience with performing software design verification for medical device capital equipment or similar safety critical systems.
    • Experience with medical device development process, design control, risk management, design verification, and regulatory processes, or experience with similar safety critical system development processes.
    • Ability to work in a hybrid work environment, working onsite in Santa Cruz on average 3-4 days a week.OverviewOccam Labs is an engineering incubator targeting early-stage medical device design, with a handful of portfolio companies including Capstan Medical. We focus on cultivating cutting edge technology centered on patient value. Our team is highly collaborative and hands-on, takes pride in iterating quickly, and believes that the best ideas can come from anywhere or any person! We always have multiple programs in the pipeline, so as a small team, we tend to wear multiple hats on a daily basis.Occam Labs is uniquely positioned in Santa Cruz, which we have chosen to be geographically close to but intentionally separate from the greater SF Bay Area. This gives us access to the amazing technical talent of the bay area but in an environment that we feel is conducive to doing our best creative work. Our office is located in a repurposed warehouse space that used to be the Wrigley Gum factory, now the funky/diverse home to several bicycle companies, many art and architecture studios, a maker space, and several biotech startups. It is adjacent to large tracts of open space with bicycle trails straight from the office doors offering access to the hills and beaches of Wilder Ranch State Park for road/mountain bicycle riding, hiking, and surfing.Currently, our active programs at Occam Labs target catheter-based, repair devices for diseases that affect the heart. Capstan Medical is focused on a robotic platform and associated portfolio of implants and delivery systems. These kinds of devices present patients with compelling, minimally invasive alternatives to traditional surgical methods. For most patients, this means less pain after surgery and being able to return to normal life much more quickly. For many older patients, reducing surgical trauma can make the difference between life and death. Our current strength is in micro-scale mechanical medical devices on the cutting edge of medicine but we are constantly evolving. The team has a collective background designing a wide variety of medical devices including cardiac devices, catheter-based devices, collapsible implants, surgical tools and robotic systems.
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