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Seeking an experienced staff level Firmware Test Engineer to play a leading role in developing and executing embedded software test methodologies to ensure that the instrument control firmware developed for BD's flow cytometry product line meets requirements and is of the highest quality. Must be detail-oriented, process-focused, and results-driven. No firmware will be released without your stamp of approval. This is a vital position to ensure that BD meets its quality goals.
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!

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About BD:

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.

About the role:

As a leading member of the Firmware Test Engineering Team, you will be responsible for providing strong technical leadership for the verification of embedded software for medical devices and instrumentation. Detecting defects early in the development process is critical, and you will be charged with ensuring that the firmware is robust and that it meets all requirements prior to release.  Providing leadership to constantly improve the process through automation to drive rapid testing will be a significant part of the job. The successful candidates will be detail-oriented, process-focused, results-driven, and able to work well cross-functionally with a broad range of teams. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for providing technical leadership of the Firmware Test Engineering team to implement methodologies to ensure that Firmware defects are caught as early as possible in the development process.

• Work closely and cross-functionally with the firmware and hardware development and quality teams and with the program lead and functional management to develop a comprehensive and detailed test plan to verify that the firmware meets the requirements with high test coverage.

• Develop tests at the appropriate level of the system.  Determine the correct mix of unit tests, integration tests, and FCAT tests at the board, system, and interface levels.

• As appropriate, develop and document test benches consisting of PC workstation, system hardware, peripheral emulators, and electronic test equipment to enable thorough testing of the firmware running on the system hardware.

• Collaborate with the Systems, Software, Firmware, and Hardware development teams during the Firmware requirements creation process to ensure that the firmware requirements set is unambiguous, complete, realizable, and verifiable.

• Develop and extend methods to automate the execution of the firmware tests to shorten test time, reduce errors introduced by manual testing, and increase test reliability.