Software Engineer, R&D - Sustaining

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

Stryker’s Emergency Care Research & Development team is looking for an entry-level Software Engineer. This sustainment engineering role is focused on supporting powered cots, powered cot fasteners, powered stair chairs, and other EMS Transport products. These include some of our latest releases like Power-PRO 2 and Xpedition.  You will be joining an outgoing and collaborative team that excels at building strong relationships and solving complex problems. You will work with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure continuity of our manufacturing lines. With supervision you will develop, modify, evaluate and verify embedded software systems for medical devices.

This is a hybrid role, with the expectation of at least 3 days per week in our office located in Portage, MI.

What you will do:

• Design, develop, code, test, debug and maintain embedded software systems.
• Assist with prototyping and bench testing.
• Support problem solving, root cause analysis, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against requirements. 
• Estimating code development time/resources to support project timelines.
• Create or refine engineering documentation, such as the Design History file per company design control procedures.

• Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success and contribute to the project as a team member.
• Participate in code reviews applying design principals, coding standards and best practices.

What you need:

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering / Computer Science or related discipline.
• 0+ years of experience

Preferred:

• Proficiency using C++, C, Python, and/or other supporting languages per defined requirements and architecture. 
• Ability to analyze and enhance efficiency, stability and scalability of the embedded system resources.
• Proficiency in writing device drivers from scratch or debugging/enhancing device drivers on an embedded processor. 
• Proficiency in problem solving, root cause analysis, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against requirements. 
• Experience with integrated development environments (IDE) for projects.
• Experience with tools for static/dynamic analysis, memory management, code coverage and techniques for analyzing software.

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

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