Test Engineer Co-Op, PD

Fresenius Medical Care is not your typical medical products company. We are a close-knit team of talented professionals driven by a shared commitment: to lead a movement to dramatically improve renal care with innovative yet simple therapeutic solutions that benefit patients, caregivers, and society. We pursue this goal through a passionate commitment to Innovate, Educate and Advocate for the breakthroughs that are redefining renal care. Additionally, Fresenius works in community with its customers, patients, industry partners, and government leaders and agencies to realize the vision of better, simpler, more accessible renal care.

Position Summary:

As a key member of the Software group, the candidate will support the activities related to the design, development, and ongoing maintenance of NxStage’ s software-based medical device products and supporting software The candidate will gain experience with software test automation, Continuous Integration (CI), embedded systems, GUI systems, and medical device standards ISO 13485 Quality Management System and IEC 62304 Software Life Cycle Process.

Core Responsibilities:

• Add new features, functionality to the software test automation framework
• Maintain and update the test automation framework code as needed.
• Support integration of automated tests with continuous integration (CI) servers.
• Automate test cases
• Support manual testing using embedded test tools like debuggers, oscilloscopes and multimeters when needed.
• Work closely with Software Test Engineers and Developers to reproduce, isolate, and resolve issues.
• Ensure all activities conform to design controls. Ensure all testing activities are properly documented.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Software:

• Candidate for BS in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
• Programming experience
• Knowledge on embedded programming, components like sensors, motors preferred.
• Technical knowledge in software development methodologies, design, and implementation.
• Beginning analytical and design skills.
• Basic knowledge of project lifecycles, software development environments, and source control techniques.