Junior System Test Specialist – 12-month contract

Test     ·     Toronto, Canada      ·    Full time

About Us

Synaptive Medical is a Canadian medical device company, based in downtown Toronto, focused on supporting healthcare professionals and systems in patient diagnosis and treatment. Synaptive’s suite of products include MRI, surgical planning, navigation, and robotic visualization – all of which can be seamlessly combined or used independently in the operating room. The company has a number of opportunities for innovative people to join the team and share in the development of technologies to solve surgical and imaging challenges in patient care.

The Opportunity

Synaptive has a 12-month contract opportunity for an entry level System Test specialist. We’re looking for someone eager to become a product expert, with the skills to be a shrewd investigator, a resourceful problem-solver, and a supportive team member. Someone who can embed themselves within a dynamic design and development team and put their creative testing skills to work.

What You’ll Do

• Take ownership of various verification and validation (V&V) activities throughout all stages of product development
• Work closely with the development team to understand system design in order to effectively design, develop, and execute test protocols
• Complete documentation for test protocols, results, and reports
• Use exploratory test techniques to provide early testing feedback throughout the design and development process
• Participate in the assessment of potential hazards and devise appropriate tests to verify mitigation of identified risks
• Ensure traceability between test reports and system requirements
• Assist with creating release-specific test plans and managing regression test suites that evolves as the product changes over time
• Assist with user acceptance testing with representative users and clinical evaluators
• Identify and develop processes to optimize the testing process at a system level; write scripts to automate and/or assist computer-based test activities
• Accurately report and track product defects; verify bug fixes while ensuring other areas of product functionality aren’t compromised
• Investigate customer issues as needed, to perform root cause analysis and evaluate solutions
• Assist with the development of production/service processes (e.g. writing work instructions, deployment procedures)
• Work closely with multiple teams to ensure quality and timely product delivery

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent
• Strong foundation in computers and technology, including power user command of Windows OS
• Understanding of programming fundamentals for scripting purposes

It’d Be Amazing If You Had

• Experience with developing or testing user-facing software or software-driven products in a professional environment, previous co-op term or project
• Experience with robotics, optical components or optical diagnostic equipment
• Understanding of programming fundamentals for scripting purposes
• Knowledge of any of the following standards: IEC 60601, ISO 13485, ISO 14971
• Experience with the medical device product development lifecycle

About You

• Friendly and positive attitude
• Fast learner with excellent problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated and self-managing
• Ability to work in a highly-technical, fast-paced environment
• Ability to seek out additional information when sufficient input is lacking to proceed with testing
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively even when presenting product issues to owners of product’s design and architecture
• Ability to take ownership of a problem and see it through resolution while utilizing help from others

Diversity & Inclusivity

Synaptive is based out of one of the most diverse countries in the world. This includes differences related to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender expression and presentation, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability and socioeconomic status. To us, diversity is one our strongest assets to our organization. We commit ourselves to promoting the recognition and appreciation of our diverse and rich culture. We believe that it is critical to our success to promote freedom of thought and opinion in a respectful environment. The decisions we make are rooted by respectfully considering each other’s thoughts and opinions and by working towards a greater common goal, saving lives.

Accommodation

Synaptive Medical is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including visible minorities, Indigenous People, and persons with disabilities. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. If as a qualified job applicant, you request accommodation, Synaptive will consult with you to provide reasonable accommodations according to your specific needs. If you wish to make a request, you will be provided an opportunity if your application is selected to proceed in our hiring process.

How to Apply

Unless otherwise stated, applications will only be considered from candidates eligible to work in Canada, or the country in which they’re applying to, without sponsorship.

If you are interested in this position and can demonstrate that you meet or exceed the requirements defined in the job description, please include #GOBRAIN in the top right corner of your resume and then complete your online application by clicking “Apply Now” and following the prompts.

The successful candidate to this role will be asked to complete background checks, which may include criminal, credit, employment and/or educational checks. All offers of employment are conditional on the receipt of satisfactory results of any applicable background check.

We would like to thank everyone who submits an application. Due to the volume that we receive, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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