POSITION SUMMARY:

An Embedded Systems Engineer to contribute to the development of our Molecular Diagnostic Product and will be responsible for the development and maintenance of new and existing Firmware/Software.

You will be required to use your knowledge, experience, and technical judgment to contribute with the Electrical/Firmware development effort and ensure that company milestones are met in a timely manner. Additional responsibilities are to perform verification/validation of the product. The role requires vast technical knowledge and strong communication as you will work across teams and organizations to ensure that products get delivered on time with high quality.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Designing, debugging, coding, testing, and documenting hardware and firmware designs
• Plan and lead technical development activities from concept through successful commercialization
• Compliance with company documentation and testing in accordance with the requirements of the company Quality Management System
• Works in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team across manufacturing, computer, and biological labs
• Influence the selection of technology, technology partners and development partners to ensure project success; Build and grow the team as the job duties transition from development to product support
• Ensure excellent planning and effective use of resources that will achieve organizational goals within established schedules, budgets, and product cost targets
• Interact routinely with R&D Leadership on matters concerning firmware engineering technologies, development projects, and business milestones and effectively communicate progress toward project/program goals
• Participate in design reviews and assess the ability of proposed designs to meet specified requirements.
• Develop Verification and Validation plans and coordinate the execution of V&V; Ensure compliance and the application of best practice software engineering methods to produce robust software designs
• Drive tactical and strategic planning for system/software architecture
• Provide technology assessment of competitive systems
• Provides input into yearly budget planning and ongoing resource planning

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Image Processing
• Programming experience of 8 and 32-bit microprocessors and microcontrollers (ATMega, ARM, nRF, etc.)
• Familiarity low-level protocols and controls: I2C, RS-232, PWM, DAC/ADC, PID, buses
• Familiarity with QT Creator
• Wireless communication protocols (WIFI, BLE)
• Common low-level languages like: C/C , Python, C#
• Experience with Linux, both kernel development and general usage
• Experience in building Linux Image with Yocto Project/OpenEmbedded
• Familiarity with Quality software (unit test, integration test)
• Experience with multi-threading software/firmware
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience in Healthcare and software development for Point of Care Diagnostic Devices
• Experience in developing using Toradex Modules
• Knowledge of hardware

• Familiarization and applied experience with IEC/ISO standards as related to Medical Device development and lifecycle management in an FDA regulated environment preferred.

• Strong Interpersonal skills and Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical problems to a non-technical audience
• Experience with git source control and proper git practices

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or other STEM majors (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), with 4 years of experience (OR) Masters/Doctoral degree in related field with 2 years of experience
• 2 years managing people/vendors/partners

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Professional conferences and events