Position Summary:
- We are seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative firmware engineer to support development of cybersecurity updates to an IoT medical device that detects cardiac arrhythmias.
- This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who can quickly contribute to firmware design, implementation, debugging, and cross-functional development efforts in a regulated environment.
- The engineer in this role will work on resource-constrained embedded systems and contribute across the firmware lifecycle, including development, integration, debugging, investigation, documentation, and support for verification and release activities.
- This position requires strong technical skills in embedded C development, hardware and firmware integration, and hands-on debugging.
Key Responsibilities:
- Update existing firmware running on a resource-constrained embedded system to include cybersecurity enhancements such as encryption, updating SOUP components to current versions, and logging cyber events.
- Contribute to firmware design, implementation, integration, debugging, and release support.
- Participate in code reviews and follow established development practices and coding standards.
- Investigate and help resolve complex technical issues across firmware, hardware, wireless, power, manufacturing, and system interactions.
- Contribute to firmware documentation and development artifacts in support of regulated product development processes.
- Write and executing unit and integration testing.
- Resolve static code analysis warning and errors.
- Work hands-on with company-provided hardware for development and debugging, using appropriate lab setup (power supply, static mat, etc.).
Qualifications:
- Proficiency in C with ability to adapt to company coding style; good commenting habits.
- Familiarity with software development lifecycle in a regulated environment (FDA preferred).
- Excellent proactive communication skills, both verbal and written, including through collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Teams).
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field.
- Experience interacting with software debugging in an embedded environment (IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm).
- Familiarity with version control systems (Git), and release methodologies.
- Familiarity with MISRA or other coding standards is a plus.
- Disciplined and detail-oriented; consistently delivers robust, readable code.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving skills and ownership of deliverables.
