Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Advanced Surgical Technology & Research

D.O.R.C. Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (operating as DORC); Zuidland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 holidays and 13 adv-days

8% holiday pay

13th month

Bonus scheme

Travel allowance

Non-contributory pension

Job summary

DORC is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to advance embedded medical device software for ophthalmic surgery. You will work in the Technology Development Team on first phases of product lifecycle, including research, benchmarking and rapid prototyping.

You’ll collaborate across disciplines, adhere to medical device regulations and contribute to design, verification and documentation for safe, effective surgical equipment.

Qualifications

• Experience in applied research, technical feasibility studies and technology derisking.
• BSc with proven experience; Master/PhD level preferred.
• Control theory knowledge with PID controllers, filters and motor control.
• Embedded C and microcontrollers/DSPs with UART, SPI, I2C interfaces.
• Model-based design using MATLAB/Simulink; code generation experience.
• Simulation, prototyping and experimentation experience.
• 10+ years in a role involving multidisciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Feasibility studies and developing embedded Medical Device Software through simulations and prototypes.
• Develop and manage embedded software for eye surgery devices.
• Derisk and design mechatronics and control systems for surgical equipment.
• Architect embedded systems and integrate mechatronic subsystems.
• Support full product lifecycle from concept to testing and verification.
• Resolve issues affecting performance or safety; supervise new technologies.
• Document design, verification and work instructions.

Skills

Embedded C programming

Microcontrollers/DSPs

Control theory

PID controllers

Model-based design

MATLAB/Simulink

Simulation & prototyping

Team collaboration

Research & feasibility

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

MATLAB

SIMULINK

Xilinx toolchain

VHDL

Zynq Architecture

Job description

Are you looking for an innovative environment in Medical Devices? And are you looking for a team that is responsible for the development and improvement of our trendsetting proprietary ophthalmic medical devices? Then please read on to the position ofSeniorEmbedded SoftwareEngineer.

TheSeniorEmbedded Software Engineerdevelops innovative medical electrical systems and modules to enable surgeons to perform ophthalmological surgeries. You're part of the Technology Development Team, which has a large focus on first phases of the product lifecycle of mechatronics and control systems.Involving research, benchmarking and quick-to-fail prototyping.

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer works according to the companies design and development procedure and international regulations and standards for the Medical device industry. In this role you will collaborate with various disciplines within the company and report to the Technology Development Team Lead and Project Manager.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Feasibility studies and development embedded Medical Device Software through simulations, calculations, prototypes and/or experiments
• Developing and managing embedded Medical Device Software for eye surgery
• Derisk and Design of Mechatronics and Control systems for surgical equipment used for eye surgery
• Embedded Systems Architecture design and Integration of Mechatronic systemsFocus on Research Phase and Involvement in the full development life cycle, from system level and concept thinking to testing and verification
• Resolving problems and optimization on released products that affect product performance or safety
• Supervise new technologies in the development process
• Documenting Design, Verification and work instructions

Required skills and experience:

• Experience in applied Research, Technical Feasibility studies and Technology Derisking
• Bsc With proven experience
• Master / Phd Level
• Control Theory knowledge, creating and testing control algorithms. Specific experience with PID controllers (descrete), filters and motor control methods using microcontrollers.
• Embedded C and embedded development IDEs, extensive experience with microntrollers/DSPs and their peripherals, low level communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, and volatile/non-volatile memories.
• Experience or familiarity with ‘model based design’ using MATLAB simulink, stateflow, and code generation.
• Simulation, Prototyping and Experimentation experience
• You have at least10 yearsof experience in a function involving cooperation with multidisciplinary teams

Preferred skills:

• Familiarity with VHDL, FPGAs, Xilinx toolchain and Zynq Architecture
• Experience with Python
• Experience with good coding practices and industry standards for safety critical software such as MISRA, IEC61508, etc, and static analysis tools
• Familiarity with Medical device standards (IEC62304 and IEC60601) or automotive functional safety standard IEC26262
• Experience and knowledge of electronics, reading schematics, and performing electronics measurements using laboratory tools
• Lab skills (Electronic Test and Measurement Equipment, Design-of-Experiments)

What does DORC have to offer you?

At DORC, you play at top level. It is therefore only logical that we reward you as a top player.You can expect the following:

• 27 holidays and 13 adv-days for a 40-hour full-time job
• 8% holiday pay
• 13th month
• Bonus scheme
• A travel allowance of € 0.23/km
• And a non-contributory pension, which means you will receive a substantially higher net salary