The Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineer contributes to the development of innovative robotic medical technology (including surgical navigation) by designing, implementing, and executing test activities that support technology maturation.

At this stage, the role focuses on building and structuring the technical testing framework required to progressively derisk the technology. The V&V Engineer develops test means, executes experiments, analyzes results, and generates structured evidence to guide design decisions and prepare future formal verification and validation phases.

The position plays a key role in transforming prototypes into robust, testable, and scalable system elements while ensuring early alignment with regulatory and quality expectations.

As a key contributor to the System Team, your main responsibilities will include:

Technology Testing Strategy & Structuring

• Define and progressively structure the testing strategy supporting technology maturation and technical risk reduction

• Translate system concepts, prototypes, and engineering hypotheses into clear, testable evaluation objectives

• Contribute to building a scalable V&V framework that can evolve toward formal design control phases

• Ensure test activities are risk-based, prioritizing technical uncertainties and system performance drivers

• Anticipate future regulatory and quality expectations without over-engineering at the current stage

  Test Means Development & Experimental Execution

• Design, develop, and maintain test benches, fixtures, measurement setups, and experimental tools adapted to robotic and surgical navigation systems

• Define robust and reproducible test methods for hardware, software, and system-level evaluations

• Execute hands-on verification and exploratory testing on prototypes and evolving system configurations

• Analyze performance data (accuracy, repeatability, robustness, calibration, etc.)

• Structure results into clear, decision-enabling technical reports

• Identify deviations, characterize failure modes, and drive structured root cause analysis with engineering teams

• Contribute to the progressive formalization of test protocols as the product matures

  Risk Management & Traceability

• Actively contribute to to technical risk identification and mitigation strategy

• Maintain full traceability between requirements, risks, tests, and results

• Structure documentation so that evidence generated today can be leveraged in future formal V&V and regulatory submissions

  Cross-Functional Interface

• Work closely with R&D (software, hardware, computer vision), clinical, and regulatory teams

• Support preparation for design reviews and technical milestone reviews

• Contribute to building a strong engineering culture centered on measurable performance

  Process Discipline & Continuous Improvement

• Apply V&V and design control principles pragmatically — focusing on technical robustness over bureaucracy for improving efficiency and repeatability of test activities

• Promote a rigorous, execution-driven and evidence-based engineering mindset

We are looking for a responsible and collaborative team player, eager to continuously develop their skills and actively share knowledge to drive collective performance within the Ganymed Robotics project.

• Engineering degree (software, computer vision, robotics, mechatronics, biomedical or related field)

• 4–7 years of experience in V&V within regulated medical device environments

• Strong knowledge of design controls and standards (ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304)

• Hands-on experience writing, executing, and reporting verification and validation tests

• Experience with robotic systems or computer vision-based surgical navigation systems

What we value:

• Strong execution and ownership mindset

• High level of autonomy in experimental environments

• High attention to detail without losing system-level perspective

• Clear, factual communicator (written & oral)

• Pragmatic and solution-oriented, not checkbox-driven

• Comfortable working with evolving designs and development iterations