Staff Firmware Engineer - Medical

About the role

We are seeking a Staff Firmware Engineer for a critical role within Avive’s R&D organization. This role is a player-coach that will develop and lead new embedded firmware systems from early design stages through production releases, maintenance, optimizations, and expansions. This position will architect, code, unit test, and debug applications in various software languages including C and C++ embedded programming for bare metal and/or RTOS. Integrate firmware with embedded systems. Work with microcontrollers (e.g. ARM, PIC32), digital signal processors, and peripheral communication over SPI, I2C, UART, I2S, Single Wire Interfaces, I/O, and USB.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader for medical device firmware development and team of engineers
• Design, code, unit test, and debug applications in various software languages including C and C++ embedded programming for bare metal and/or RTOS
• Integrate firmware with embedded systems. Work with microcontrollers (e.g. ARM, PIC32), digital signal processors, and peripheral communication over SPI, I2C, UART, I2S, Single Wire Interfaces, I/O, and USB
• Experience working with wireless communication technologies including BLE, Wi-Fi, GNSS, and Cellular communication
• Experience reading electrical schematics, using basic EE laboratory equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, power supplies), and system debugging of electronics hardware and firmware systems
• Conduct code reviews, apply metrics for code quality, use secure coding standards, and participate in software verification activities
• Deliver design documentation, flowcharts, diagrams, code comments and clear testable code
• Recommend, solicit, and provision COTS software through company approved supplier management
• Assist in software verification and quality assurance procedure development
• Extensive experience working with Git and Jira
• Extensive experience in PCB board bring-up and use of basic EE laboratory equipment
• Experience in an FDA regulated environment applying IEC 62304

Requirements

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or equivalent combination of relevant coursework and job-related experience.
• 8+ years of experience including a minimum of 4 years with medical devices

Bonus points for

• Proven work experience in firmware engineering using C and/or C++
• Experience with Bare Metal, RTOS, and Linux operating systems
• Experience with Python or other scripting languages
• Familiarity with ARM, PIC32, or DSP
• Familiarity with Cybersecurity concepts, fundamentals, and associated coding practices
• Experience with test-driven development, Agile with Scrum
• Experience working as an EE

Qualifications

• Equal Employment Opportunity