Hybrid Embedded Firmware Engineer for Medical Devices

MRA-The Management Association; Rockford (IL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits plan

401K with match

Money Purchase Retirement Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Generous PTO

14 paid holidays

Nice to work at Medela

Job summary

Medela is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design and develop firmware for microcontroller-based medical devices in a highly regulated environment. You will collaborate with electrical, systems, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure robust software that meets safety standards.

The role requires Embedded C/C++ expertise, 3+ years of experience with microcontrollers, and hands-on debugging in a hybrid work setting (3 days onsite in McHenry, IL).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems or related field.
• 3+ years embedded firmware experience on microcontrollers.
• Strong Embedded C/C++ programming skills.
• Experience with embedded development tools and version control (Git/Azure DevOps/Jira).
• Experience with UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, BLE, Wi-Fi or MQTT protocols.
• Experience with RTOS or bare-metal embedded systems and debugging equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain firmware in embedded C/C++ for microcontroller-based medical devices.
• Create device drivers, HALs, bootloaders, diagnostics, and production test software.
• Support board bring-up, HW/SW integration, debugging, and troubleshooting.
• Work with RTOS and/or bare-metal environments and implement communication interfaces.
• Participate in software architecture, requirements, verification, and traceability.
• Execute unit, integration, and system testing and support regulatory compliance.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

RTOS

Microcontrollers

Debugging hardware/software

Communication protocols

Version control

Hardware/software integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

Jira

JTAG/SWD

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Medela is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design and develop firmware for microcontroller-based medical devices in a highly regulated environment. You will collaborate with electrical, systems, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure robust software that meets safety standards.

The role requires Embedded C/C++ expertise, 3+ years of experience with microcontrollers, and hands-on debugging in a hybrid work setting (3 days onsite in McHenry, IL).