Principal Software Engineer

At ZOLL, we're passionate about improving patient outcomes and helping save lives. We provide innovative technologies that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Our medical devices, software and related services are used worldwide to diagnose and treat patients suffering from serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions.

ZOLL Cardiac Management Solutions offers a unique portfolio of novel technologies designed to deliver better insights and better outcomes. On any given day, clinicians utilize these ZOLL products for tens of thousands of cardiac patients around the world:

• LifeVest, the world's first wearable defibrillator, has been trusted to protect more than 1M patients at risk of sudden cardiac death.
• HFMS (Heart Failure Management system) is a non-invasive, patch-based device that monitors pulmonary fluid levels and has been shown to reduce heart failure readmissions rates by 38 percent.
• TherOx Super Saturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy is the first FDA-approved therapy since the stent 20+ years ago to reduce infarct size in patients with the most severe heart attacks.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. At ZOLL, your work will help to ensure cardiac patients get the life-saving therapy they need.

ZOLL has been Pittsburgh's Manufacturer of the Year, one of Western PA's Healthiest Employers, and even one of Pittsburgh's Coolest Offices. But it's our unique opportunity to impact people's lives that makes ZOLL the ideal place to build your career.

Job Summary

Lead engineer responsible for the complete development lifecycle for embedded software that runs our life-saving medical devices. This includes design, implementation, debug, test and post-production support in a regulated environment. Additional responsibilities include development and maintenance of design documentation, participation in technical reviews, work planning and estimation, and providing technical support to other internal cross-functional groups. May also lead research, design and technical feasibility projects. The Principal Software Engineer is an individual of exceptionally high professional expertise, typically recognized as a technical expert across multiple ZOLL CMS departments.

Essential Functions

• Designs, implements, debugs, tests and documents software for microprocessors in bare-metal, embedded Linux, or real-time operating system (RTOS) environments
• Develops the fundamental architecture of software systems
• Leads and contributes to software process and quality efforts including source control, code reviews, design reviews, project planning, estimation and software release activities
• Leads and supports sustaining engineering and corrective action activities
• Troubleshoots software-related field issues and implements software fixes
• Researches new products, tools, components, technologies and processes; develops and demonstrates prototypes, and recommends a course of action
• Identifies new market opportunities; keeps others apprised of technological trends and developments
• Provides technical consultation to management and other cross-functional groups
• Provides full‑stack ownership of device software, spanning low‑level embedded firmware, control logic, communication interfaces, and embedded Linux user‑interface components
• Provides expert consultation to electrical, mechanical, systems, manufacturing, quality, and clinical engineering teams
• Communicates complex technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders
• Partners with program management on planning, estimation, prioritization, and risk mitigation

Required/Preferred Education and Experience

• B.S. or M.S. degree or equivalent industry experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer
  Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline required
• Typically 15-25 years related industry experience with embedded software development with progressively increasing responsibility, including a track record of successful project completion required
• Experience using C and/or C++ for embedded software development (C++ preferred) required
• Experience with embedded software development tools such as Integrated Development
  Environments (IDEs), debuggers and development kits required and
• Experience with microprocessor architectures, low level drivers, hardware bring up, and embedded communication