Job Description Summary

Seeking an experienced staff level Firmware Development Engineer to play a leading role in developing high quality instrument control firmware for BD’s line of flow cytometers. As a leading member of the firmware development team, you will be responsible for architecting, developing, debugging, and documenting robust and reliable firmware to satisfy the product requirements. Must be detail-oriented, process-focused, and results-driven.
Are you ready to make a difference in this world? Do you want to be part of a team that develops ground-breaking medical and biotechnology services and devices? One person can make a singular difference in saving and improving lives. At BD, we are looking for amazing, passionate, and dedicated people like you. BD, a company standing on more than 125 years of innovation in medical technology, is currently recruiting for an experienced and talented firmware test engineer to join our San Jose, CA R&D team. BD’s purpose is to advance the world of health. As part of our team, you will be on the forefront of enabling BD’s line of clinical and research use flow cytometers You are the one who can make the difference. Join us and be a crucial part of advancing the world of health!

Job Description

We are the makers of possible 

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us. 

Founded in the late 19th century by Maxwell Becton and Fairleigh Dickinson, BD has been working to improve outcomes for patients since 1897 by improving medical discovery, diagnostics, and the delivery of care.  Today, in the 21st century, BD has grown to be one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world with over 70,000 employees, a presence in virtually every country, and annual revenues approaching 20 Billion dollars. 

BD Biosciences is a leading provider of high-quality flow cytometry and single-cell genomics solutions to scientific research and clinical laboratories. Here, we are leading the way by developing the best technologies that enable the ability to look closer at the details of cells and diseases.

BD is seeking a talented and experienced Staff Engineer II, Firmware to join our Firmware Engineering Team. In this key role, you will be responsible for the development of embedded software for medical devices and instrumentation, providing technical leadership and having a significant impact on BD's products. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to develop, implement, and document robust and reliable firmware solutions that meet product requirements, development timelines, and written specifications.
 

Requirements

• Collaborate with Systems, Software, Firmware, and Hardware teams during requirements creation to ensure firmware requirements are unambiguous, complete, realizable, and verifiable.

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring across the organization.

• Act as a domain expert and resource regarding firmware solutions, toolchains, methodologies, architectures, etc.

• Perform development work independently with minimal supervision.

• Ensure quality of work by following coding standards

• Generate documentation to support regulatory filings, internal reports, and specifications.

• Support Verification and Validation activities.

• Provide R&D input on CAPA reports and post-product release support.

• Follow design, quality, and safety guidelines based on GMP, FDA, and ISO guidelines, and related BD Quality and Safety Standards and Practices.

• Understand business goals and link them to design directions, product architecture, and promote solutions that support long-term product vision and strategies.
   

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science, or Math or equivalent experience is required. An advanced degree is preferred.
   

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing firmware/software for embedded systems.

• Significant experience with C++ and C for embedded systems.

• Experience with various peripheral buses and network protocols, UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, USB, H