Position Summary:

The candidate will participate in the design, development, testing, and support of next generation dialysis instruments at Fresenius Medical Care. They will be collaborating with a diverse team of cross-disciplinary engineers and work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will contribute at the architecture, design, and implementation stages, exhibiting outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities: 

• Apply state-of-the-art methods in creating software systems for NxStage products; develop improvements to existing designs
• Apply the principles of software configuration management, software life cycle, and software maintainability
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams, including pairing with other engineers to solve complex problems
• Investigate the feasibility of new projects, systems, or approaches
• Create requirements and specification documents
• Create and execute unit tests as part of software validation efforts
• Provide technical support for product research, design & development, integration, and testing
• Create product use cases, story boards, and interaction process flows; develop software architecture and code to support user interactions
• Support usability testing and human factors engineering, including working with customers to create and refine robust user interfaces
• Develop software in multiple levels / areas, including embedded processing / driver development, GUI development, algorithm development & implementation, alarm handling, connectivity, etc
• Assist in debugging existing designs and in developing reliability improvements for the same
• Follow Design Control SOPs for projects and programs, including following the software development lifecycle
• Work with Quality Assurance to meet the requirements of our internal Quality System, including specific requirements of GMPs, FDA QSR, relevant IEC standards including 62304, and ISO 9001

Education & Qualification: 

• BS in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar relevant discipline
• 7 (5 with master’s degree) years of experience in software product engineering and development with increasing responsibility

Requirements: 

• Ability to work independently or in small teams
• Experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle
• C and/ C Language Skills
• Medical device or other safety critical device development.
• Advanced analytical and design skills
• Strong knowledge of project lifecycles, software development environments, and source control techniques
• Experience with and knowledge pertaining to Real Time Operating Systems
• Experience writing embedded device drivers
• Experience developing and debugging software on embedded processors utilizing JTAG or similar debugging tools

EO/AA Employer: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.