Embedded Software Engineer
Hologic, Inc.About the role
We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join our team developing cutting-edge medical devices that support breast and skeletal health (e.g., imaging systems, diagnostics, and related platforms). This entry-level /early-career role is ideal for new graduates or engineers with internship/co-op experience who want to build a strong foundation in embedded systems within a regulated medical device environment. You will work closely with and receive mentorship from senior engineers, contribute to real products used in clinical settings, and learn how to build safe, reliable, and maintainable embedded software that directly impacts patient care. This role is located in Newark, DE and will require onsite presence.
What You’ll Do
- Learn the product & domain
- Develop a working understanding of our products, hardware, and clinical use cases to contribute meaningfully to maintenance and new feature development.
- Implement high-quality embedded code
- Write clean, maintainable C/C++ code for microcontrollers and embedded platforms under guidance.
- Contribute to feature implementation, bug fixes, and refactoring.
- Testing & verification
- Develop and maintain unit tests.
- Participate in integration and system testing.
- Help execute software verification activities according to defined test plans.
- Follow Agile/Scrum & CI/CD practices
- Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Use Git and CI pipelines to build, test, and deliver software.
- Document your work
- Contribute to technical documentation including software design descriptions, change logs, release notes, and work item tracking.
- Participate in code reviews
- Give and receive constructive feedback in code reviews.
- Follow team coding standards and best practices.
- Defect triage & resolution
- Help reproduce, analyze, and resolve defects with support from senior engineers.
- Document root causes and preventive actions.
- Collaborate across teams
- Work with systems, hardware, test, and quality engineers to understand feature intent and testability.
- Support test execution and automation where appropriate.
- Process discipline & compliance
- Learn and follow our Quality Management System (QMS) procedures.
- Support traceability and compliance activities required for medical device software.
- Risk & safety awareness
- Assist with software risk assessments (e.g., FMEAs).
- Implement risk mitigations with guidance to support patient safety and product reliability.
- Continuous learning & growth
- Stay current with embedded tools, languages, and best practices.
- Share learnings with the team and gradually take on more independent responsibilities.
What You Bring
Education
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Preferred: Master’s degree in a related field.
Experience
- 0–2 years of professional software development experience.
- Internships, co-ops, research, or substantial personal projects count.
- Exposure to embedded systems, RTOS, or microcontroller-based development is a plus.
Core Skills
- Programming:
- Proficiency in C/C++.
- Familiarity with embedded development workflows (cross-compilation, build systems, debugging).
- Computer Science fundamentals:
- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and basic concurrency/multithreading concepts.
Debugging:
- Ability to debug with logs, unit tests, and standard tools.
- Willingness to learn JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
- Version control & CI:
- Hands-on experience with Git.
- Exposure to CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) is beneficial.
- Testing mind
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