Senior FPGA & Embedded Software Architect

Stryker Employment Company, LLC; Portage (MI); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker seeks a Principal Embedded Software Engineer (FPGA) to architect and lead FPGA-based and embedded software for medical devices. You will drive hardware/software co-design, define requirements, and ensure traceability and lifecycle compliance across design controls.

You’ll mentor engineers, coordinate with Systems, Electrical, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Manufacturing, and Product teams, and establish verification strategies, CI workflows, and risk management aligned with IEC 62304,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of embedded software experience.
• Experience with FPGA-based systems including design, integration, and verification.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and FPGA development languages (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog).
• Experience leading complex embedded product development and architecture, requirements, system integration, and verification.
• Knowledge of IEC 62304, ISO 14971, and ISO 13485 (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, implementation, integration, and verification of complex FPGA-based and embedded software systems for medical devices.
• Drive hardware/software partitioning, system-level architecture, and technical tradeoff decisions.
• Establish FPGA development and verification best practices and CI workflows.
• Provide cross-functional technical leadership across multiple programs and teams.
• Ensure compliance with medical-device design controls and software lifecycle processes.

Skills

Embedded software development

FPGA design

C/C++ programming

System architecture

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree (Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering)

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Stryker seeks a Principal Embedded Software Engineer (FPGA) to architect and lead FPGA-based and embedded software for medical devices. You will drive hardware/software co-design, define requirements, and ensure traceability and lifecycle compliance across design controls.

You’ll mentor engineers, coordinate with Systems, Electrical, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Manufacturing, and Product teams, and establish verification strategies, CI workflows, and risk management aligned with IEC 62304,