Sr. Firmware Engineer

Nextern; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nextern in Minnesota is seeking a Sr. Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and maintain software/firmware for complex medical devices. You will work in multi-disciplinary teams and mentor junior engineers while ensuring compliance with quality systems.

The role emphasizes embedded C/C++, Python scripting, and ownership of components on large systems, with opportunities to influence process improvements and collaborate across OEM partners to improve lives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering.
• 5–10 years related work experience.
• Proficient in C/C++ programming in embedded environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of software design, development, debug and test practices in a regulated environment.
• Embedded software design, implementation, and test experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain software solutions using languages such as C, C++, C#, and Python.
• Assist in creating and maintaining product documentation (requirements, specifications, design, development, integration, test procedures and results).
• Participate in technical reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, code and other artifacts.
• Contribute to system risk analysis and FMEA activities.
• Plan, develop, and execute integration and unit tests to ensure and maintain source code quality.
• Coordinate configuration and release of embedded software and firmware.
• Provide technical mentorship to software engineers including architecture decisions, code reviews and verification planning.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

Python

C#

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering

Job description

At Nextern, we inspire with passion, impact with significance, and act with integrity.. Nextern partners with OEMs, clinicians, and innovators to design, develop, and manufacture world-class medical devices across the full product lifecycle. From single-use disposables to fully integrated systems to precision components, our teams work as an extension of yours to solve patient needs and improve lives worldwide.

The Sr. Firmware Engineer is primarily responsible for developing software/firmware and its associated documentation per established quality system procedures. You will work in multi-disciplinary teams to meet product and project requirements; collaborating with engineers from a variety of companies and industries. You will also have the ability to mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain software solutions using programming / scripting languages such as C, C++, C#, and Python
• Assist in creating and maintaining product documentation (requirements, specification, design, development, integration, test procedures and results)
• Participate in technical reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, code and other artifacts
• Contribute to system risk analysis and FMEA activities
• Help break down project schedule and plan activities throughout the development
• Able to act as the software product owner on smaller projects and can be a technical subject matter expert and take ownership of components on larger, more complicated systems
• Actively contribute to software process improvement activities and can help drive new process improvements within the organization
• Implement source code meeting product requirements in compliance with coding standards
• Plan, develop, and execute integration and unit tests to ensure and maintain source code quality
• Consult for verification test activities
• Provide timely corrective actions on all assigned defects and issues
• Coordinate configuration and release of embedded software and firmware
• Provide technical mentorship to software engineers including, but not limited to, software architectural design decisions, code review and approvals, software verification planning

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering
• 5-10 years related work experience
• Proficient in C++ and/or C programming in embedded environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of software design, development, debug and test practices in a regulated environment
• Embedded software design, implementation, and test experience