Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Ophthalmic Systems

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

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.