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# Principal Medical Device Development Engineer (Embedded) IRC307364

- **Company:** GlobalLogic
- **Location:** Waltham, MA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Microsoft Azure, Software Documentation, Commercial Software, Verification and Validation (Software), Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Systems Integration, Test Case, Test Management, Strategies of Testing, Enterprise Software Applications, Integration Tests, Hardware Infrastructure
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us91c2156bc8dd87205a4a461e4aecf9f0/eaa

## About the Role

Experience: 10+ years of commercial software test engineering experience, with a proven track record in a medical device or scientific instrument environment.
Deep Embedded Expertise: Extensive, hands-on experience testing deeply embedded systems where software directly controls physical hardware components.
Regulatory Mastery: Proven commercial experience testing and shipping medical devices under ISO 13485, along with familiarity with current FDA cybersecurity requirements.
Testing Methodologies: Deep familiarity with feature, regression, and integration testing for complex systems.
Tooling: Hands-on experience utilizing enterprise Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) systems (such as Azure DevOps) for backlog, sprint board, and test case management.

## Description

GlobalLogic estimates the starting base salary for the Principal Embedded Verification and Validation (V&V) Engineer position in Waltham, MA to be between $130000 to $140000 and reflects base salary only and does not include additional performance-linked variable compensation, benefits etc that may be applicable for the role. This pay range is provided as a good faith estimate and the amount offered may be higher or lower. GlobalLogic takes many factors into consideration in making an offer, including candidate qualifications, work experience, operational needs, travel and onsite requirements, internal peer equity, prevailing wage, responsibilities, and other market and business considerations., Embedded V&V Leadership: Lead the development, review, and execution of software quality assurance processes specifically for embedded medical devices.
Hardware/Software Integration Testing: Execute manual and automated test cases to verify software that controls hardware as part of an overall scientific instrument system.
Regulatory Validation: Conduct and oversee software validation activities in strict accordance with FDA regulations and ISO 13485.
Iterative Process Improvement: Implement tool and process improvements to bring verification test case writing and approval concurrent with iterative Agile development cycles.
Documentation & Approvals: Review, author, and approve critical software documentation, including validation plans, protocols, summary reports, and cybersecurity risk mitigations.
Cross-Functional Mentorship: Actively participate in development team ceremonies, review work item acceptance criteria, provide input on estimations, and mentor junior testing staff.