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Staff Firmware Engineer

HeadHunting Inc.
Redwood, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2026
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
  • Excellent communication skills
  • 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

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