Senior Software Verification & Validation Engineer at Fortive Corporation
Irvine, CA
$101,200–$169,050from the description
Jul 13, 2026
Irvine, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on verifying and validating embedded software for medical sterilization capital equipment, covering the full lifecycle from writing and executing manual and automated test cases to producing regulated documentation such as test plans, protocols, and reports. The engineer also investigates defects and field issues, maintains the V&V testing lab, and coordinates with cross-functional teams including Software Engineering, Quality, and Regulatory. It suits someone with a background in embedded or system-level software testing, ideally in a regulated medical device context.
Mid level · 3+ years · Irvine-Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,350 people in the Irvine-Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 280–2,050
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $124,897 (middle half $85,193–$153,319). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role requires 3–5 years of experience in embedded software testing or V&V; the overall years minimum is set to 3 (the stated minimum). Despite the 'Senior' title, the experience band (3–5 years) and scope (individual contributor on a team) align more closely with a Mid-level role.
Location is listed as 'ASP USA' with no explicit city; ASP (Advanced Sterilization Products) is headquartered in Irvine, CA — CBSA set accordingly. The posting does not indicate remote eligibility.
Python is listed under Required Qualifications with 'such as Python' phrasing; the qualifier indicates Python is the named example of a required scripting/programming capability, so it is treated as a hard gate with no alternatives listed (no other specific language is named).
JIRA is listed as one of several interchangeable defect/requirements/test management tools under Required Qualifications; Azure DevOps, Polarion, and Jama are captured as alternatives.
IEC 62304, ISO 13485, FDA design controls, Agile/Scrum/Lean, and electronics test equipment experience all appear under Preferred Qualifications only.
The salary range ($101,200–$169,050/year) is stated twice in the posting; the position is also eligible for bonus.
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