Principal Firmware Engineer

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.       

 

About the role:

Boston Scientific is seeking a highly motivated R&D software engineer. The successful candidate will participate in the design and development of medical device software. Be a part of Boston Scientific's growing ICTx R&D team as we develop innovative products that sustain and improve the lives of patients around the world. You will use your technical and collaboration skills alongside your passion for innovation and continuous improvement to help drive our product development forward.

Work Mode:

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring employees to be in our Maple Grove, MN office at least three days per week.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design, develop, test and support medical device firmware using C and C++.
• Document software development activities using our approved procedures and standards.

• Maintain/update existing software documentation.
• Transition software documentation to Boston Scientific quality system.

• Testing

• Maintain/update existing testing and documentation.
• Participate in software testing activities including requirements definition, test development, and execution of unit, integration, and system level testing.
• Support software and systems team in development of automated testing of both product and non-product software.

• Track software development efforts by creating and maintaining records in the approved tracking management tool.
• Analyze, evaluate and verify requirements for our firmware and systems using software engineering best practices.
• Continuously improves process and work methodologies by interfacing with peers/cross-functional groups and analyzing activities to improve workflow and work processes.
• Directly support personnel and project activities to meet project goals and timelines.
• Mentor junior engineers in hardware and software engineering activities, methodologies and domain knowledge.
• Participate as a reviewer for design and development activities.

 

Required qualifications:

• 4 year degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ Years of relevant work experience with BS.
• 6+ Years of relevant work experience with MS.
• Experience with the documentation process within regulated industries.
• Experience developing or testing firmware within regulated industries.
• Experienced in software development teams using Agile Methodologies.
• Experience in embedded systems development using C and C++.
• Experience working on projects involving multi-functional engineering teams.

 

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Class II or Class III medical device software.
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Chain.
• Experience developing and maintaining real-time C/C++ applications and drivers.
• Experience with Linux operating system and bare metal.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience with open source development platforms, gcc, make, shell-script, etc.
• Experience with using lab tools such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Experience debugging custom circuitry at the component level.
• Capable of leading people or projects to deliver solutions.

 

 

 

Requisition ID: 609644

Minimum Salary: $99100 

Maximum Salary: $188300 

 

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