Staff Engineer, QA and Verification

Staff Engineer, QA and Verification

Location: San Diego, CA

Job Type: Full-Time

Pay Range: $175k - $185k

About Us

We are a venture-backed, stealth-stage biotechnology company based in San Diego, focused on developing novel technologies that will redefine how disease is detected, characterized, and managed with a novel approach to clinical genomics. Our mission is to fundamentally transform healthcare through a convergence of innovation across multiple scientific disciplines.

Founded by industry veterans with decades of experience in life sciences tools and diagnostics, our leadership team brings a proven track record of translating scientific insight into successful commercial products. Our investors include some of the most respected names in healthcare and deep tech.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Staff QA & Verification Engineer to own verification infrastructure, test rigs, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working at the boundary of hardware, firmware, and software, and who takes pride in building reliable test systems that keep development moving fast while maintaining rigor. You will design, build, and maintain test rigs, develop automated verification frameworks, and work cross-functionally to ensure systems are testable, validated, and continuously verifiable. You will collaborate closely with firmware, hardware, systems, and software engineers to keep test infrastructure running, relevant, and aligned with evolving system designs.

Key Responsibilities

Test Infrastructure & Rig Ownership

• Design, build, and maintain test rigs and test beds for embedded and distributed

  systems

• Own the day-to-day reliability and availability of test infrastructure

• Debug and repair hardware, wiring, and interfaces to keep test systems operational

• Evolve test rigs alongside changing hardware and software designs

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Testing

• Develop hardware-in-the-loop tests in Python and/or C/C++

• Integrate real hardware, simulators, and test instruments into automated test flows

• Validate system behavior across normal operation, edge cases, and fault conditions

• Support continuous and regression testing on real hardware

Test Automation & Frameworks

• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks using PyTest or similar tools

• Write clear, maintainable, and extensible test code

• Implement test orchestration, reporting, and result tracking

• Ensure tests are deterministic, reproducible, and debuggable

Instrumentation & Debugging

• Use logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and other lab tools to validate signals and timing

• Diagnose failures across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries

• Capture and analyze traces to support root-cause analysis

Test Tooling & GUIs

• Develop lightweight GUI-based tooling for test jigs and operators

• Build simple control and visualization interfaces (e.g., PyQt or similar frameworks)

• Improve usability of test systems for engineers and technicians

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Validation

• Work cross-functionally with engineering teams to define verification strategies

• Translate system requirements into verification plans and test coverage

• Support system validation activities in medical device or biotech contexts

• Contribute to documentation and evidence required for regulated development

Qualifications

Education:

 BS/MS in Computer Science or Engineering

Required:

Experience & Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience building and maintaining test rigs for hardware–software systems

• Strong experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing

• Proficiency in Python and/or C/C++ for test development

• Experience using PyTest or similar test frameworks

Lab & Hardware Skills

• Comfortable using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other lab instrumentation

• Ability to debug electrical, timing, and communication issues

• Experience working with embedded systems and real hardware

Validation & Process

• Experience working in medical device, biotech, or other regulated environments

• Familiarity with verification and validation (V&V) concepts and best practices

• Ability to balance startup velocity with validation rigor

Preferred:

• Experience building light-weight GUIs for test systems (e.g., PyQt or similar

  frameworks)

• Experience integrating test systems into CI pipelines

• Familiarity with requirements management and traceability

• Experience validating distributed or real-time systems

Why Join Us

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative environment where innovation and scientific rigor are

  deeply valued.

• Join a seasoned and multidisciplinary team tackling high-impact problems at the

  intersection of science and engineering.

• Competitive compensation and equity package, comprehensive benefits, and flexibility to support work-life integration.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We thrive on diversity and collaboration.