Senior Embedded Cybersecurity Engineer — Medical Devices

Jobtailor; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Minnesota designs embedded medical devices and MDDS systems. You will design, develop, and maintain code for embedded real-time software, participate in security integration, and contribute to product lifecycle documentation.

The role requires strong C/C++, ARM Cortex experience, RTOS, secure coding, and collaboration across cross-functional teams. You will mentor engineers and support manufacturing, quality, and operations while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field or 12+ years embedded experience in a regulated industry.
• Experience in medical device design with FDA or ISO-regulated work.
• Hands-on C/C++ in embedded systems.
• Embedded cybersecurity experience including cryptography, PKI, secure boot, and threat modeling.
• Experience with ARM processors (Cortex M0/M4/A) and interfaces (USB/UART/I2C/SPI).
• Familiarity with RTOS (VxWorks/ThreadX/FreeRTOS) or embedded Linux.
• Regulatory environment, cross-functional collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain code for embedded medical devices and MDDS systems.
• Integrate security into real-time software design and development.
• Participate in final-product code reviews and threat modeling.
• Create and follow project plans; manage documentation through Change Order and Release.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams; mentor cybersecurity and engineering staff.
• Develop and execute test procedures to verify performance against requirements.
• Support manufacturing, quality, and operations groups; enforce company policies.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

High School Diploma/GED + 12 years experience

Tools

C/C++ programming

ARM Cortex M0/M4/A

RTOS: VxWorks/ThreadX/FreeRTOS

Embedded Linux

USB

UART

I2C

SPI

Security: cryptography/PKI/secure boot

Threat modeling

Job description

Jobtailor in Minnesota designs embedded medical devices and MDDS systems. You will design, develop, and maintain code for embedded real-time software, participate in security integration, and contribute to product lifecycle documentation.

The role requires strong C/C++, ARM Cortex experience, RTOS, secure coding, and collaboration across cross-functional teams. You will mentor engineers and support manufacturing, quality, and operations while ensuring regulatory compliance.