Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Stryker; Town of Portage (NY); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker in the United States is seeking a collaborative Senior Software Engineer to lead sustainment of embedded software for medical devices. You will analyze issues, implement design changes, and collaborate across functions to deliver high-quality solutions with patient impact.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science and 2+ years developing embedded software with C, C++, or Python. You will mentor others on standards and support post-market activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science.
• 2+ years of experience developing software for embedded systems using C, C++, and/or Python.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and correct complex product design issues, using independent judgment.
• Code development time/resource estimation to support sustainment projects.
• Generate and review documents for sustainment projects (requirements, design, architecture, bugs, test).
• Mentor others in industry standards, design requirements and test strategies per regulations.
• Follow post-market/sustainment procedures like design controls and risk management.
• Support post-market/sustaining activities including investigation of field/manufacturing issues.
• Drive design changes and continuous improvement for released products (CAPAs, nonconformances, reliability).
• Act as SME for production escalations, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++/Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science

Tools

IDE usage

Static analysis tools

Dynamic analysis tools

Code coverage tools

ALM/Traceability tools

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

What You Will Do:

We are looking for a collaborative Senior Software Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and driving continuous improvement of released products. In this role, you will lead software sustainment efforts, investigate and resolve product issues, implement design changes, and partner across functions to deliver high-quality solutions. The ideal candidate combines strong technical skills, sound judgment, and a commitment to quality, reliability, and patient impact.

• Analyze and correct complex product design issues, using independent judgment
• Code development time/resource estimation to support sustainment projects
• Generate and review the necessary documents to support software sustainment projects. (requirements/design/architecture/bugs/test)
• Be proficient with and mentor others in usage of industry standards, including design requirements and test strategies per applicable regulations
• Follow and mentor others on post market/sustainment procedures like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System
• Support post-market / sustaining engineering activities, including investigation and resolution of product issues in the field and manufacturing
• Drive design changes and continuous improvement efforts for released products (e.g., CAPAs, nonconformances, reliability issues)
• Act as a technical SME for production line escalations, including root cause analysis and corrective action implementation

What You Will Need:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science or related discipline
• 2+ years of experience developing software for embedded systems using C, C++, and/or Python.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledgeable with integrated development environments (IDE) for projects
• Knowledgeable with tools for static/dynamic analysis, memory management, code coverage and techniques for analyzing software
• Knowledge in integration and deployment processes
• Software Development Life Cycle processes
• Knowledge in creating estimates for code implementation time/resource for assigned tasks and projects
• Knowledge from using Application Lifecycle Management /Traceability tools

• $89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.