Sr Embedded Software Engineer

Franklin Professional Associates; Acton (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin Professional Associates is seeking a Sr Embedded Software Engineer for a leading medical device manufacturer in Acton, Massachusetts. In this role, you will join the New Product Development team to design and implement cutting-edge medical technology.

The ideal candidate will have a BS in Computer Science or Engineering, 8+ years of experience, and strong skills in C/C++, Real-Time Operating Systems, and embedded software development.

Medical device experience is a plus, including familiarity with FDA guidelines.

Qualifications

• Goal-oriented, self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to lead and facilitate communication among teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop software for embedded processing and driver development.
• Create requirements and specification documents.
• Execute unit tests as part of software validation.
• Integrate applications using in-house and third-party libraries.
• Document design using UML diagrams.
• Participate in peer design and code reviews.

Skills

C and/or C++ Language Skills

Perl/Python/Ruby or similar Scripting Language Skills

Understanding of concurrency concepts and techniques

Knowledge of State Machine based MCU software development

Experience with Real-Time Operating Systems

Solid understanding of fundamental algorithms

Knowledge of CAN bus and CANopen protocols

Multi-processor system-level testing and integration

Git version control

Continuous integration tools with Jenkins

Education

BS in Computer Science engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical degree

Tools

Atlassian JIRA

Microcontroller development tools

Logic analyzer

Oscilloscope

DMM

JTAG debuggers

Job description

Our client is an industry leading medical device manufacturer delivering cutting edge medical equipment, surgical products and information technology solutions.

Job Description

We are looking for a Sr Embedded Software Engineer to work as part of a New Product Development team tasked with designing and implementing new technology and features into the next generation of software driven products. In this role, you will work with a multidisciplinary team (Electrical, Mechanical and Software) to design, implement and document software to run on a hybrid embedded platform consisting of both Cortex-M and Cortex-A processors.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop software in multiple levels / areas, including embedded processing/driver development, alarm handling, connectivity, etc.
• Create requirements and specification documents.
• Create and execute unit tests as part of software validation efforts.
• Integrate applications using components developed in-house and 3rd party libraries.
• Document the design using UML diagrams (collaboration diagram, sequence diagram, state diagram).
• Implement software for embedded systems following defined requirements and coding conventions.
• Create and execute unit tests as part of software validation efforts.
• Participate in peer design and code reviews.

Qualifications

• Goal-oriented, self-motivated and able to be productive with very little supervision.
• Able to be successful in a schedule-driven, fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Must have good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to lead and facilitate communication between geographically diverse team of developers.
• C and/or C++ Language Skills.
• Perl/Python/Ruby or similar Scripting Language Skills.
• Understanding of concurrency concepts and techniques (multithreading, locking, semaphores).
• Knowledge of State Machine based MCU software development (Quantum Leaps preferred).
• Experience with and knowledge pertaining to Real-Time Operating Systems (Micrium uC/OS-II preferred).
• Solid understanding of fundamental algorithms (sorting, searching) and data structures (heaps, queues)
• Knowledge of embedded software such as: Interrupts, ADCs, Motor Control, USB, UART, SPI, I2C, RS-485.
• Knowledge of CAN bus and CANopen protocols.
• Multi-processor system-level testing and integration.
• Experience with STMicroelectronics Cortex-M based microcontroller development or similar microcontroller architectures (ARM, PPC, MIPS, IA-32).
• Hardware tool usage: logic analyzer, oscilloscope, DMM, JTAG debuggers or similar debugging tools.
• Schematic and datasheet usage in debugging prototypes.
• Knowledge of Atlassian JIRA based issue tracking.
• Git version control or similar.
• Continuous integration tools with Jenkins.
• Strong documentation skills to generate compliant documents for FDA audits.

Education

• BS in Computer Science engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical degree.
• 8+ years of engineering experience (or advanced degree plus 6 years)

Specialized Knowledge

Medical device experience a strong plus, including familiarity with FDA Software Development Guidelines, or other safety critical device development experience