Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Advanced Surgical Technology & Research

DORC Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (International); Zuidland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Holidays & adv-days

13th month

Bonus scheme

Pension (non-contributory)

Company restaurant

Job summary

DORC Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (International) is seeking a SeniorEmbedded Software Engineer to lead development of innovative ophthalmic medical devices. You will work in the Technology Development Team on first-phase product lifecycle activities, including research, benchmarking and rapid prototyping for mechatronics and control systems.

Requirements include advanced degrees, extensive embedded C experience, PID controllers and model-based design with MATLAB/Simulink.

Qualifications

• Experience in applied research, technical feasibility studies and technology derisking.
• BSc with proven experience; Master or PhD advantageous.
• Control theory knowledge with PID controllers (discrete), filters and motor control using microcontrollers.
• Embedded C and low-level MCU/DSP development; experience with UART, SPI, I2C.
• Familiarity with model-based design using MATLAB/Simulink, Stateflow, code generation.
• Experience in simulation, prototyping and experimentation.
• At least 10 years of cross-disciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Conduct feasibility studies and embedded software development for medical device software.
• Develop and manage embedded software for eye surgery devices.
• Derisk and design mechatronics and control systems for surgical equipment.
• Perform architecture design and integration of mechatronic systems; focus on research phase and full lifecycle.
• Resolve issues affecting performance or safety on released products.
• Supervise adoption of new technologies in development processes.
• Document design, verification and work instructions.

Skills

Control Theory

PID controllers

Embedded C

Microcontrollers/DSPs

UART SPI I2C

Model-based design

Simulation & prototyping

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

BSc in a relevant field

Master or PhD in a related field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Stateflow

Code generation

VHDL (preferred)

FPGAs/Xilinx toolchain

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)

Does DORC make you happy?

Does working for you mean working together?Realising surgical devices together that help to make people see again? With a hands-on and bothlegsontheground mentality? Do you want to work for anorganisationwhere you get freedom and responsibility? Whereyou arefully stimulated tocome up withnew ideas? And where innovation, quality and technology are woven into the DNA? Then DORC is the place for you.

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 asubstantially highernet salary

What else can you expect from us? Every opportunity to learn and grow. And a fantastic company restaurant full of delicious, fresh products.

Did you know ...?

DORC, short for Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center, manufactures equipment, instruments and liquids used in eye surgery.

DORC is a ZEISS company, an internationally leading technology enterprise that develops, manufactures and sells highly innovative products and solutions in a variety of business fields, such as medical technology. As a company wholly owned by a foundation, ZEISS is rooted in and committed to responsibility in all its activities.

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