What are the responsibilities and job description for the Embedded Software Engineer 10+ Years W2 Hiring position at PDDN Inc?
Role name: Embedded Software Engineer
Work Location: Andover, MA (ONSITE)
Job Type: Contract
Interview: Phone/Skype
Role and responsibilities:
As an Embedded Software Engineer - Connectivity, you will be responsible for building and sustaining the connectivity layer between embedded medical devices and cloud platforms. This includes enabling reliable data exchange, remote monitoring, and command/control capabilities in a mission-critical, regulated environment.
You will work at the intersection of embedded firmware, networking, and cloud integration, ensuring high reliability, performance, and compliance of connectivity features across the product lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
In this role you will play a key role in:
Designing and developing device-to-cloud connectivity modules for embedded systems
Implementing and maintaining MQTT-based communication for telemetry, alerts, and command/control flows
Developing embedded software using C on RTOS platforms (QNX or similar)
Integrating and optimizing networking stacks (TCP/IP, sockets, secure protocols)
Ensuring robustness, fault tolerance, and predictable behavior in real-time environments
Collaborating with cloud, firmware, and QA/RA teams for end-to-end solution delivery
Supporting debugging of field issues (connectivity drops, latency, data inconsistencies) across device and cloud layers
Contributing to design documentation, traceability, and compliance artifacts (aligned with regulated environments)