Embedded Firmware Engineer – Medical Devices (Hybrid)

Medela; McHenry (IL); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits plan

401K with match

Money Purchase Retirement Plan

16-week Paid Parental Leave

Generous PTO package

14 paid holidays

A great place to work!

Job summary

Medela in McHenry, IL is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design and develop firmware for microcontroller-based medical devices. You will collaborate with electrical, systems, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure compliant, safe software.

We value candidates with embedded C/C++ experience, RTOS or bare-metal development, and a track record in regulated environments. This role offers hybrid work and a competitive salary with bonus potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, CS, or embedded systems.
• 3+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
• Strong Embedded C/C++ programming experience.
• Experience with embedded microcontrollers.
• Experience with development tools, debuggers, and version control (Git, Azure DevOps, Jira).
• Experience with protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, BLE, Wi‑Fi, or MQTT.
• Experience debugging with JTAG/SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers.
• Experience with RTOS or bare-metal embedded systems.
• Knowledge of software lifecycle, testing, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop firmware for microcontroller-based medical devices.
• Create and maintain device drivers, HAL, bootloaders, diagnostics, and test software.
• Support board bring-up and hardware/software integration.
• Develop interfaces using UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, BLE, Wi‑Fi, MQTT.
• Work with RTOS and bare-metal embedded systems.
• Contribute to architecture, requirements, verification, and traceability.
• Execute unit, integration, regression, and system testing.
• Support manufacturing, production ramp-up and post-market maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Embedded firmware development

Embedded C/C++

Microcontroller programming

RTOS development

Debugging with JTAG/SWD

Version control (Git/Azure DevOps/Jira

Hardware/software integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Electrical Systems/CS

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

Jira

JTAG/SWD debuggers

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Medela in McHenry, IL is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design and develop firmware for microcontroller-based medical devices. You will collaborate with electrical, systems, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure compliant, safe software.

We value candidates with embedded C/C++ experience, RTOS or bare-metal development, and a track record in regulated environments. This role offers hybrid work and a competitive salary with bonus potential.