Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Roche; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company in Scotland is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop software for medical devices. The role entails defining requirements, leading development, and ensuring compliance with medical standards. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in embedded software and work effectively in a hybrid environment. Join to contribute to innovative healthcare solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven embedded software engineering experience.
• Proficient in embedded C development.
• Experience creating software requirements from product requirements.
• Knowledgeable about communication protocols (SPI, I2C, TCP/IP).
• Experience in higher-level languages for data processing (e.g., Python).

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software for LumiraDx Point of Care Instruments.
• Define requirements, identify risks, and design software.
• Create and maintain low-level driver firmware.
• Perform risk analysis and impact analysis of software.
• Collaborate closely with System and Software Testers.

Skills

Embedded software engineering experience

Embedded C development

Working under a QMS for medical devices

Creating clear technical specifications

Unit testing frameworks (Unity, Ceedling)

16/32-bit Microcontrollers

Agile scrum development process

Code quality/reliability standards

Tools

Jira

Git

Job description

Overview

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

We are looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will develop embedded software for LumiraDx Point of Care Instruments, contributing to ongoing product enhancements and maintenance. You will collaborate with colleagues to define requirements, identify risks, and design and implement software that runs on or supports current versions or future developments of the Instrument. Your work will also support the laboratory-based prototyping, informing the final device design which will be transitioned to manufacturing. Additionally, you will cater to the needs of Test Strips development and commercialization through the software requirements of Instruments.

The Opportunity

• You will contribute to technical requirements, architecture, specifications, and interface design documents compliant with our established quality system and design controls.
• Design and implement embedded C software to quality standards for deployment on our medical device.
• Perform risk analysis and impact analysis of implemented software on the entire system.
• Lead software reviews and provide feedback on design and technical best practices.
• Lead development of technical requirements, architecture, specifications, and interface design documents compliant with our established quality system and design controls.
• Create and maintain low-level driver firmware for MCU peripherals such as UART, SPI, I2C, etc.
• Assist in prototype board debugging, providing problem analysis, test code if required, and solution options.
• Define and execute unit testing verification activities using unit testing frameworks to demonstrate the software design has met specifications.
• Collaborate closely with System and Software Testers to ensure development of tests to adequately verify all software activities.
• Develop supporting software tools and tests to exercise and regression test software features
• Lead defect analysis and root cause problem-solving.
• Suggest continuous improvement by participating in sprint retrospectives and wider team improvement initiatives, and help to implement the improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven embedded software engineering experience.
• Proficient in embedded C development.
• Experience working under a QMS and developing software for medical devices under IEC 62304 or equivalent regulatory standards.
• Experience creating software requirements from product requirements.
• Experience creating clear technical specifications and design documentation.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks, e.g. Unity, Ceedling, CMock.
• Experience with 16/32-bit Microcontrollers, RTOSs, multi-threaded and multi-processor systems, communication protocols (SPI, I2C, TCP/IP).
• Knowledge of interrupt handling, bootloaders, flash operations, and peripheral programming.
• Experience working in a formal Agile scrum development process (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
• Experience with software project management and code repository tools (e.g. Jira, Git).
• Experience with code quality/reliability standards (e.g. MISRA).

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in creating and maintaining a software system that enables effective setup of experiments, captures experimental data, and allows review and analysis of the experimental data.
• Experience in embedded GUI development and GUI frameworks.
• Experience in higher-level languages for data processing, analysis, and internal tool development (e.g. Python, C#, R).

On-site presence

This is a hybrid role, requiring 60% (2-3 days per week) on-site presence at Maxim Park, Motherwell, central Scotland, to leverage the collaborative environment.

About Roche

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.