Senior Embedded Software Engineer

About the role

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer contributes to the embedded software development and electrical design for medical device product advancements. Responsibilities include working cross-functionally to understand end-user needs and system requirements, mapping them to detailed embedded software and electrical design specifications, and translating these into robust architecture and design elements. The individual will also interface with other development teams for product integration and work both internally and externally to understand clinical use cases, usability, and system requirements.

Responsibilities

• Embedded electronics and software development
• Board design and updates & design for critical features and functions
• Implementation of features as part of a multi-disciplinary R&D team (systems, electrical, mechanical and application software)
• Integrating and verifying implemented features through unit and functional testing
• Interface with other development teams for product integration
• Interface both internally and externally to understand clinical use cases, usability, and system requirements

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, software engineering or similar; 3+ years of post-educational professional experience, with focus on Embedded Software Development, Board design and development.
• Desired Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or software engineering; 5+ years of professional experience in the medical device industry; Experience programming PIC32, the SAM4, and the 8051 processors; Previous experience leading and architecting medical device embedded software and electrical design efforts; Experience working with WiFi, Blue Tooth, and other wireless technologies; Experience developing embedded software in C/C++/Assembly and programming knowledge of Real-Time operating systems such as VxWorks, Micrium etc.; Experience developing low level device drivers for hardware peripheral interfaces and devices such as SPI, I2C, USB, LCD, ADC, DAC, RFIC; Working knowledge of applicable standards for medical devices: FDA QSR, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304; Experience in a structured development environment with source control and bug tracking systems; Knowledgeable in hardware/software interfaces, programming of embedded processor utilizing a Real Time Operating System (RTOS), real-time and post processing data analytics; Experience with software quality assurance to include unit and integration test development and execution, and code inspection and reviews; Working knowledge of advanced mathematical Digital Signal Processing (DSP) concepts and implementation techniques, software instantiation of both linear & non-linear algorithmic processes associated with both the analog and digital; Read and understand of schematic designs and Electrical components reference manuals; Programming: application development and testing instrumentation in python, etc.; Experience generating technical documentation and authoring internal/external publications; Experience with schematic tools such as OrCAD, PSpice or DXdesigner; Experience with board bring-up; effective use of hardware test equipment including logic analyzers, digital storage oscilloscopes, etc.

Qualifications

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Self-directed with the ability to learn and adapt quickly to new technologies and trends
• Team player, flexible and adaptable and capable of working on an agile environment