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Vital Bio is seeking a Verification and Validation Engineer to lead design verification activities for medical device development. You will design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and procedures, working closely with R&D, Engineering, and Quality teams to build robust test suites. Your responsibilities include exploratory testing throughout the design cycle, developing both manual and automated test methods and tools, and performing reliability and quality engineering analyses using DFMEA, life data analysis, and statistical methods.
You will participate in design reviews to assess verification and validation impact, accurately report and track product defects, verify hardware fixes, and conduct regression testing. Additional duties include generating manufacturing instructions and in-process test methods, managing test equipment calibration, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Mechatronics, or Biomedical Engineering (or equivalent), with 3+ years of related experience and 2+ years in new product development teams. You must have hands-on expertise with electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, optical systems, computer vision), advanced analytical programming skills (Python, MATLAB), and experience in regulated industries, particularly medical and aerospace.
Bonus qualifications include IVD device development/testing experience, expertise designing electro-mechanical and optomechanical test fixtures, scripted automated testing, CAD proficiency (SolidWorks), prototyping equipment experience, knowledge of IEC 60601/ISO 13485/ISO 14971 standards, and familiarity with medical device product development lifecycles. This is an onsite role based in Oakville, Ontario.
