Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Vivid Resourcing; Bayern; Hybrid; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Vivid Resourcing seeks a Freelance Embedded Software Engineer (Medical Devices) for a 12-month initial contract in Southern Germany (Hybrid). You will redevelop an existing embedded architecture, focusing on real-time firmware, connectivity, cybersecurity, and long-term maintainability across a new generation of products.

Join a cross-functional team of electronics, software, systems and verification engineers to design ARM Cortex-M based firmware, RTOS (FreeRTOS/Zephyr), device drivers, secure

Qualifikationen

• Strong Embedded C/C++ development background.

Aufgaben

• Develop embedded software in C/C++ on ARM Cortex-M platforms.

Kenntnisse

Embedded C/C++

ARM Cortex-M

RTOS experience

Hardware debugging

Git workflows

IEC 62304 knowledge

Secure firmware

Tools

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

Git

SPI

I2C

CAN

Jobbeschreibung

Freelance Embedded Software Engineer (Medical Devices)

Location: Southern Germany (Hybrid)

Contract: 12 Months Initial

Start: ASAP

Industry: Medical Technology

Project

A specialist medical device manufacturer is investing in the redevelopment of a portable diagnostic and therapy platform used in clinical environments. The project focuses on modernising an existing embedded architecture and introducing improved connectivity, cybersecurity, and long-term maintainability across a new generation of products.

You'll join a cross-functional team of electronics, software, systems, and verification engineers, with a particular focus on real-time embedded firmware and secure device communications within a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software in C/C++ on ARM Cortex-M platforms
• Design low-level firmware, device drivers, and communication interfaces
• Implement and optimise RTOS-based functionality (FreeRTOS/Zephyr)
• Integrate sensors, peripherals, and external modules
• Support secure bootloaders and firmware update mechanisms
• Troubleshoot hardware-software interactions and system-level issues
• Contribute to verification activities and technical documentation

Required Experience

• Strong Embedded C/C++ development background
• Experience with ARM microcontrollers
• RTOS experience (FreeRTOS, Zephyr or similar)
• Good knowledge of SPI, I2C, UART, CAN or Ethernet
Experience debugging hardware-near software
• Familiarity with Git and modern development workflows
• IEC 62304 knowledge
• Secure firmware or cybersecurity exposure