Software/ Firmware Engineer

About the role

The Software/Firmware Engineer leads the embedded software/firmware development and electrical design/architecture for medical device product advancements. Responsibilities include embedded electronics and software architecture definition, board design and updates, and leading implementation of features.

Responsibilities

• Embedded electronics and software architecture definition
• Board design and updates & design for critical features and functions
• Leading & enabling 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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, software engineering or similar.
• A minimum of 8 years of post-educational professional experience, with focus on Embedded Software Development, Board design and development.
• Hands on experience developing embedded software in C/C++/Assembly and programming knowledge of Real-Time operating systems such as VxWorks, Micrium etc. is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ 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 developing low level device drivers for hardware peripheral interfaces and devices such as SPI, I2C, USB, LCD, ADC, DAC, RFIC.
• 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.
• Experience with digital and analog circuits, microprocessor hardware and software and development environments.
• 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.
• Experience working with WiFi, Blue Tooth, and other wireless technologies.
• Experience generating technical documentation and authoring internal/external publications.
• Read and understand of schematic designs and Electrical components reference manuals.
• Programming: application development and testing instrumentation in python, etc.
• Significant experience with board bring-up; effective use of hardware test equipment including logic analyzers, digital storage oscilloscopes, etc.
• Experience with schematic tools such as ORCAD, PSpice or DXdesigner.
• Working knowledge of applicable standards for medical devices: FDA QSR, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304.

Skills

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Self-directed with the ability to learn and adapt quickly to new technologies and trends
• Leadership, mentoring, organization and coordination skills
• Demonstrated customer focus, track record of innovation and publication

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