Embedded Firmware Engineer – Medical Devices (Hybrid)

Medela; McHenry (IL); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

Money Purchase Retirement Plan

Generous PTO package

14 paid holidays

Great place to work

Job summary

Medela is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design and develop firmware for microcontroller-based medical devices in a regulated environment. You will collaborate with hardware, systems, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams while ensuring compliance with lifecycle and documentation standards.

The role emphasizes embedded C/C++ development, device drivers, HALs, and debug activities. It is a hybrid position in McHenry, IL, with a starting salary around $105,000 and bonus potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
• Strong programming in Embedded C/C++ for microcontrollers.
• Experience with embedded 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 embedded systems using lab tools (JTAG/SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers).
• Experience with RTOS or bare-metal embedded systems.
• Knowledge of software lifecycle, testing, verification, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for microcontroller-based medical devices.
• Create device drivers, HALs, bootloaders, diagnostics, and production test software.
• Support board bring-up, hardware/software integration, and debugging.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Firmware development

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

Medela is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design and develop firmware for microcontroller-based medical devices in a regulated environment. You will collaborate with hardware, systems, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams while ensuring compliance with lifecycle and documentation standards.

The role emphasizes embedded C/C++ development, device drivers, HALs, and debug activities. It is a hybrid position in McHenry, IL, with a starting salary around $105,000 and bonus potential.