Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Medical Devices

tactilemedical; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement benefits

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Tactile Medical seeks a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to lead firmware development for Class II medical devices, guiding architecture and standards across bare‑metal, RTOS, and future embedded Linux. You will mentor engineers, drive lifecycle activities in a regulated environment, and oversee secure, reliable software updates and data exchange across devices and cloud systems.

The role emphasizes strong C/C++ skills, deep embedded software architecture expertise, and a background in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years developing embedded firmware, embedded software, or device software for commercial products.
• Senior technical leadership background, including leading embedded software design decisions, mentoring engineers, setting technical direction, or serving as a technical lead for complex product development efforts.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ development for microcontrollers, RTOS, bare‑metal systems, or resource‑constrained embedded environments.
• Depth in embedded software architecture, module design, interface definition, state machines, communication protocols, diagnostics, embedded debugging, and hardware/software integration.
• Regulated product development background, with knowledge of medical device software lifecycle expectations such as IEC 62304, design controls, requirements traceability, software verification, risk management, and design history file documentation.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues, risks, and trade‑offs to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, debugging, integration, and maintenance of embedded software for Class II regulated medical device products.
• Define and evolve embedded software architecture, module boundaries, interfaces, design patterns, and technical standards that support reliability, maintainability, testability, cybersecurity, and long-term product support.
• Provide technical leadership for connected device capabilities, including Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, mobile/cloud integration, provisioning, diagnostics, telemetry, secure updates, and data exchange across firmware, mobile, and cloud systems.
• Develop embedded software in C/C++ for microcontroller, RTOS, bare-metal, and resource-constrained environments while helping evaluate and establish future embedded Linux platform capabilities.
• Create clear software architecture, design specification, interface definition, traceability, verification, cybersecurity, and release documentation that supports regulated product development and submission readiness.
• Contribute to platform-level decisions involving bootloaders, device drivers, board support packages, middleware, communication stacks, diagnostics, software update mechanisms, and device application behavior.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship through design reviews, code reviews, implementation planning, troubleshooting, and technical trade‑off decisions.
• Improve embedded software engineering practices related to source control, peer review, static analysis, unit testing, automated builds, CI/CD, release readiness, defect prevention, and post‑release support.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline

Tools

Embedded Linux

C/C++

Job description

Tactile Medical seeks a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to lead firmware development for Class II medical devices, guiding architecture and standards across bare‑metal, RTOS, and future embedded Linux. You will mentor engineers, drive lifecycle activities in a regulated environment, and oversee secure, reliable software updates and data exchange across devices and cloud systems.

The role emphasizes strong C/C++ skills, deep embedded software architecture expertise, and a background in