Senior Firmware, Quality Engineer

Department: Precision

Location: Santa Clara, California

Compensation: $160,000 - $180,000 / year

Description

Precision Neuroscience is pioneering a brain implant, known as a brain-computer interface (BCI), to restore communication and independence for people with neurological conditions. Our cutting-edge technology is designed to empower people with paralysis to control digital devices—such as computers and smartphones—with their thoughts alone, opening new possibilities for daily life.

Precision’s multidisciplinary team brings together leading experts in diverse fields such as neurosurgery, artificial intelligence, machine learning, microfabrication, electrical engineering, and more. We are committed to turning breakthrough scientific advancements into real-world solutions for people affected by conditions such as spinal cord injury, stroke, and ALS.

As a Precision employee, you will be joining one of the fastest moving and best-capitalized companies in the emerging field of BCI. Since our founding in 2021, Precision has secured over $155 million in funding, developed and validated our technology, and initiated human trials in collaboration with some of the nation’s top hospitals.

We are seeking a Senior Firmware Quality Engineer to help build and test the embedded software that makes our BCI technology possible.

In this role you will collaborate cross-functionally with multiple high performing groups of team members that are experienced with working on complex and exciting projects within the medical device and brain-computer interface fields.

This position will be based in our Santa Clara, California office. We are unable to consider remote workers or people not currently based in the United States, with working rights.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitates and completes design control tasks in collaboration with the Firmware Engineering Team.
  
  
• Participate in regular Scrum events such as sprint planning, review, and retrospective.
  
  
• Collaborates with software developers, hardware engineers and regulatory affairs to create integration tests for new features.
  
  
• Develop, review, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for embedded firmware used in or as medical devices.
  
  
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and requirements analysis to ensure testability and compliance.
  
  
• Applies and adheres to IEC 62304/FDA guidance in developing firmware integration protocols/reports.
  
  
• Use lab equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, simulators) to test and debug embedded systems.
  
  
• Generates and maintains Quality documentation associated with software/firmware engineering.
  
  
• Completes software level-debug of software components/hardware.
  
  
• Assists in troubleshooting software problems.
  
  
• Documents and communicates test results, and track software bugs and their resolution.
  
  
• Safety is at the heart of our ethos at Precision - and it is for you too. Candidates for this role must have a strong background in software testing; you will be helping build infrastructure for automated system verification.
  
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
  
  
• 3 years of experience in firmware/embedded software testing.
  
  
• Experience in medical device development or other regulated industry (FDA, ISO 13485).
  
  
• Working knowledge of IEC 62304, ISO 14971, ISO 13485 and FDA and EU guidance and regulations related to medical device software.
  
  
• Demonstrated scripting ability in Python
  
  
• Familiarity with embedded C/C , real-time operating systems, and hardware-software integration.
  
  
• Proficient with test tools and frameworks (e.g., Python, CUnit, Jenkins, Jira, TestRail).
  
  
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
  
  

Preferred:

• Experience with automated testing for embedded systems.
  
  
• Knowledge of risk management per ISO 14971.
  
  
• Familiarity with cybersecurity and software updates in connected medical devices.

Diverse workforces create the best culture, company, and products. We at Precision are committed to an inclusive culture that celebrates the uniqueness and contributions of everyone. As an equal opportunity employer, Precision does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.