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Firmware Engineer

Actalent
Sunrise, FL Contractor
POSTED ON 5/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/7/2026

Job Title: Firmware Engineer

Job Description

A leading medical robotics organization is seeking an experienced Firmware Engineer to play a critical role in the design, development, and commercialization of next-generation robotic medical systems. This role will focus on architecting, implementing, and sustaining safety-critical embedded firmware within a regulated medical device environment. The ideal candidate brings deep embedded systems expertise, a strong sense of ownership, and proven experience guiding complex firmware from early development through clinical use and regulatory approval.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for robotic medical devices, including real-time control, sensing, and actuation.
  • Lead firmware architecture decisions for safety-critical, real-time embedded systems.
  • Develop low-level drivers for peripherals such as motors, encoders, sensors, imaging components, and communication interfaces (e.g., SPI, I²C).
  • Implement and maintain firmware on modern microcontroller platforms (e.g., programmable system-on-chip or comparable architectures).
  • Collaborate closely with electrical, mechanical, systems, quality, and regulatory stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Support design verification and validation (V&V) activities, including unit, integration, and system-level testing.
  • Contribute to risk management activities (e.g., hazard analysis and mitigation) with a focus on firmware-related controls.
  • Develop and maintain firmware documentation to support regulatory submissions, design history files (DHF), and traceability.
  • Participate in root cause analysis and corrective actions for firmware-related issues identified during testing or clinical use.

Essential Skills

  • 10 years of professional firmware development experience.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
  • Extensive experience developing firmware in C/C .
  • Proven experience working in a regulated environment (medical devices strongly preferred).
  • Experience with RTOS-based systems.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • Solid understanding of real-time systems, interrupts, timers, memory management, and low-level hardware interaction.
  • Experience with QP/C real-time event framework.

Work Environment

This position is based onsite in Sunrise, with flexibility for two remote days per week once the individual is up and running. The work environment includes an office building with a lab.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Sunrise, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $80.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Sunrise,FL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 20, 2026.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:

  • Hiring diverse talent
  • Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
  • Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
  • Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services. For more than 40 years, we’ve helped visionary companies advance their goals. Headquartered in the United States, our teams span 150 offices across North America, EMEA, and APAC—with four delivery centers in India led by 1,000 extraordinary employees who connect their passion with purpose every day.

Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.

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