We’re looking for an exceptional System Verification Engineer to join our System Verification Team, based in Cambridge. Reporting to the Group Lead, this role will be instrumental in enabling CMR to achieve its objective of bringing the benefits of minimum access surgery to everyone who needs it.

This role will be primarily office based, however there would be the occasional opportunity to work remotely.

The System Verification Group carries out formal verification activities to ensure new software and hardware releases meet all the system and sub-system requirements to enable regulatory submissions and clinical releases to the field. The group also conducts design level verification on prototype products to assess the impact on the existing requirements and assists with generating any new requirements and associated protocols that may be required de to new product developments.

The role is responsible for the technical oversight of verification activities, ensuring new test methods used in formal verification activities on the Versius system are accurate, meet the requirement intent, and are designed and validated according to appropriate standards. Activities include assessing the impact of new requirements on the exiting protocols as well as being able to derive suitable tests and develop the test infrastructure (using both hardware and software) that may be required to support the testing.

The Senior / Staff Verification engineer will also be help drive the planning for each activity to ensure timely delivery, creation or amendment of test protocols for any system and sub-system requirement changes and ensuring test reports are technically accurate and adhere to templates. As a senior within the Verification Team you will also help drive the ongoing group strategy and drive process improvements.  This is a hands-on technical role using the system and associated test equipment and as such requires being on-site for the majority of the time.

About CMR Surgical

CMR is an exciting and evolving company to be joining right now.  Our commitment to our goal of building a world-class medical devices company is underpinned by the ground-breaking innovation of our next generation of surgical robots and a diverse team of talented and supportive individuals.

At CMR we’re pushing boundaries – enhancing immense human skill with technology to deliver the best surgical care which is why we’re proud to be the Official Medical Device Partner of ParalympicsGB, the team of elite athletes that challenge perceptions of what humans can achieve. The team that inspires us with their determination, their precision and control.

We’re breaking new ground which makes working here exciting, it provides autonomy, opportunity and makes the things you do visible. Come and join us and see what you’re capable of.

Responsibilities

• Technical creation and oversight of test protocols derived from system, user and risk related requirements.
• Technical review of test reports to ensure accuracy of results and adherence to processes.
• Hands-on creation of bespoke test environments and rigs (software, hardware or combination of both) ensuring all associated hardware or software validation is also completed.
• Defining and documenting the impact on system level behaviour as a result of design changes, and ensuring this is fully verified.
• Developing process improvements to streamline test activities, including test script development (Python).
• Creating test plans and schedules for testing activities coming into the group.
• Monitoring and reporting test progress to the Group Lead or Head Of Design Evaluation.
• Ensuring Verification documentation meets regulatory guidelines and standards (FDA / MDR / Other regions).
• Working with other areas of the business to ensure all health and safety, training records and equipment calibration processes are in compliance.
• Although there is no direct line management involved, mentoring of team members would form a part of the role.

We’re a high growth company and as such roles change and evolve. We’d expect you to be willing to turn your hand to anything within the System Verification remit that helps the team deliver its objectives.

About you

With a solid background in Engineering, you will have experience of technical delivery (technical authority) of complex electro mechanical products. We would also expect you to have an inquisitive nature, high attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills and an innate drive to ‘get things done’.  In addition, you will also have:

• Significant experience of verifying complex electromechanical systems in a regulated environment
• Experience of designing and reviewing test protocols from system and sub-system level requirements (core and derived)
• Experience of creating and reviewing detailed technical reports
• Experience of defining and creating system test infrastructure incorporating software, electronics and mechanics (including the validation process)
• Demonstrable experience of scripting in Python to an intermediate or higher level
• Knowledge of Device Risk Management
• Familiarity with medical devices standards and guidance (FDA / MDR / ISO)
• Experience as a technical reviewer / technical authority
• Experience of creating plans for activities, and be able to accurately estimate tasks
• A broad working knowledge of test equipment (such as oscilloscopes, voltage probes, motion capture equipment).
• Familiarity with using SolidWorks would be an advantage
• Familiarity with working in an Agile environment would be an advantage

Qualifications and experience

• A good degree (at least 2.1) in Engineering, Physics or other technical discipline, or equivalent

Why Join Us?

We offer a competitive salary and a great benefits package including a bonus, non-contributory pension, private healthcare which covers pre-existing conditions, annual personal day for every employee to use however they wish and enhanced global parental leave pay.

We recognise that everyone has a life outside of work and at times we can experience things which are significant and can impact on our working lives. We’ve just launched our Global Parental Leave and Health and Wellbeing leave supporting our colleagues going through the menopause, fertility cycles or pregnancy loss and those going through gender reassignment; allowing them time to look after themselves and those close to them.  

CMR can support with travel reimbursement for in-person interviews, providing you live a certain distance from our offices/ sites or if you need a taxi for access needs. Please just get in touch with us [email protected] if you have any questions about this, we’re happy to help.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you!