About Us

Are you looking for a meaningful career? Whether you work in Research & Development, Sales, HR or another supporting function, you will be part of a company that is truly transforming medical innovation into meaningful solutions and ultimately into healthier, better lives for our patients. That is why we are always looking to hire passionate, committed people, with the right technical backgrounds and business acumen, to deliver on our mission of improving the lives of our patients around the world.

Join LivaNova and help us deliver health innovation that matters.

Senior Software Engineer- Design Assurance
Houston, Texas, United States

Join us today and make a difference in people’s lives!

As a global leader in neuromodulation, our advanced solutions have made significant contributions to the world of neurology. We strive to advance patient care through the insightful application of innovative technologies. As pioneers of the VNS (Vagus Nerve Stimulation) Therapy® system, we continue to advance medical device solutions for people affected by treatment-resistant epilepsy, depression, heart failure, and other chronic disorders. We collaborate with top researchers, partners, and experienced clinicians to enhance solutions, improve patient outcomes, and achieve physician satisfaction by providing safe and effective treatment options that positively impact the quality of life.

About the role

The Software Engineer, Design Assurance is responsible for Software Design Assurance activities guiding product development teams to assure designs meet requirements and adhere to design controls. This position will continuously evaluate and analyze the product development cycle and provide recommendations for the design and creation of new products as well as adjustments and enhancements of existing ones.

Moreover, the successful candidate will have exceptional problem-solving skills, and will be a key player in requirements development, architectural and design reviews for product development, ensuring compliance to Quality System Regulations (i.e. CFR 820, ISO 13485, IEC 62304) to ensure new product designs meet all quality standards.

What will you do?

• Apply design control and regulatory knowledge to provide guidance to product development teams as to the quality of design inputs and outputs during the various phases of product development.
• Provide hands-on leadership, coaching, mentoring, and software engineering best practices to other software engineers.
• Participate in reviews of the requirements, design, implementation and tests to ensure that all software performs as intended.
• Perform Risk Management and root cause analysis

What should you bring?

At minimum, the ideal candidate will hold a B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering/Science or related field and bring at least 6 years of experience in medical software development process, with exposure to software design, development, debug and test practices.

We are looking for a candidate being proficient in two or more of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Java Script, HTML, C#, .NET, Object oriented programming, and familiarity with one or more of the following tools: Visual Studio, Automated test tool Microsoft Test Manager, Web based applications, Eclipse, Visual Source Safe, Requisite Pro. Moreover, the ideal candidate will bring working knowledge of Bluetooth, WLAN and other wireless technologies.

Our Culture

If you have an outgoing personality, love to be a part of disruptive ideas and can work well with ambitious entrepreneurs that move at a rapid pace then this is the position for you.

The world is transforming, and we intend to be seen as the rainmakers of LivaNova innovation. If you feel like you may be a good fit for our team, we want to hear from you.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

LivaNova values equality and celebrates diversity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent and free from unlawful discrimination.

Our selection process is driven by the key demands/requirements for the role rather than bias or discrimination on the basis of a candidate’s sex, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job-related disability/handicap or medical condition, family status, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnicity, race or any other legally protected classification.

Background Checks at LivaNova:

Upon successful completion of the hiring process an offer may be extended. Please note, LivaNova reserves the right to conduct background investigations and/or reference checks on all its potential employees, where permitted by local legislation. This offer therefore, is contingent upon a clearance of such a background investigation and/or reference check, and can be rescinded, where permitted by local legislation, based upon data received in the background check and/or refusal to cooperate with or any attempt to affect the results of this check. This process is not currently valid in Germany.

Notice to third party agencies:

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

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