Staff Firmware Engineer

HeadHunting Inc.; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HeadHunting Inc. is seeking a firmware engineer to join a distributed life sciences instrumentation team. The role focuses on creating and maintaining firmware for high-precision instruments, collaborating across functions to ensure quality and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in C/C++ firmware, Agile practices, and experience with RTOS like ThreadX, plus familiarity with 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree in CS, EE, or related field.
• 7 years of firmware development experience in C or C++ in Life Sciences or Medical Devices.
• Experience in analysing system requirements and deriving firmware requirements and architecture.
• Proven experience in working in Agile, e.g. Scrum or XP teams.
• Experience in real-time operating systems, ThreadX is a plus.
• Familiarity with 21 CFR, Part 820, IEC 62304, ISO 13485 and ISO 14971 highly desired.
• Experience in LC‑MS or CE systems is a plus.
• Strong business sense and problem solving skills.
• Highly motivated to improve continuously; take ownership and deliver results.
• Works well independently and in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Create new firmware for life science instruments in a distributed and cross-functional team.
• Maintain existing firmware for life sciences instruments.
• Create and maintain software lifecycle documents.
• Support the verification of firmware and systems.
• Comply to the quality management system and applicable regulatory requirements.

Skills

Firmware development in C/C++

Agile (Scrum/XP)

Excellent communication

Problem solving

Delivery ownership

Regulatory awareness

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, EE, or related field

Tools

ThreadX

Job description

DESCRIPTION

As part of a distributed team the ideal candidate brings outstanding communications skills, excellent technical expertise and creative thinking to the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Create new firmware for life science instruments in a distributed and cross-functional team
• Maintain existing firmware for life sciences instruments
• Create and maintain software lifecycle documents
• Support the verification of firmware and systems
• Comply to the quality management system and applicable regulatory requirements

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor or higher degree in CS, EE, or related field
• 7 years of experience in developing firmware in C or C in the Life Sciences or Medical Devices field
• Experience in analysing system requirements and deriving firmware requirement and creating a firmware architecture that meets the needs
• Proven experience in working successfully in Agile, e.g. Scrum or XP, teams
• Experience in using a real time operating systems, e.g. ThreadX, is a plus
• Familiarity with 21 CFR, Part 820, IEC 62304, ISO 13485 and ISO 14971 highly desired
• Experience in LC‑MS or CE systems is a plus
• Strong business sense
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Highly motivated to improve continuously
• Results oriented independently and in a team setting– has track record for delivery results, takes ownership and is accountable