Limited Tenure Development Engineer I - SPPDG

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

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About The Position

The Mayo Clinic Special Purpose Processor Development Group (SPPDG), a research group of electronics hardware, software, and firmware engineers, is seeking a Hardware/Firmware Engineer to contribute to the design and engineering of complex hardware and embedded-system applications. This limited-tenure position is anticipated to last two years.

As part of the R&D team, the engineer will perform increasingly complex electronics engineering functions, including hardware design, testing, and verification, as well as embedded software development and testing for ultra-low-power portable devices. Limited travel may be required.

The position requires obtaining and maintaining a Secret clearance and complying with security requirements described in the NISPOM. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• At least 4 years of engineering experience.
• Experience in hardware and firmware development, testing, and verification.
• Familiarity with basic laboratory equipment, including power supplies, multimeters, and oscilloscopes.
• Familiarity with logic analyzers, embedded IDEs, the C programming language, embedded architectures, and serial communication protocols.
• General firmware development and debugging skills.
• Ability to generate tests from descriptions or functional requirements.
• Ability to document test plans and test executions and present results.
• Ability to communicate technical details to team members.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance and adhere to NISPOM security requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the ARM Cortex-M4 core.
• Experience using and debugging serial communication protocols, particularly UART, I2C, and SPI.
• Experience with Python, especially for testing.
• Familiarity with version management software such as Git.
• Experience working in multithreaded RTOS environments.
• Experience or interest in applying engineering knowledge to physiologic signals, such as photoplethysmography, electrocardiograms, and activity monitoring.
• Ability to document instructions for programming, debugging, testing, and verification.
• Familiarity with embedded coding standards and ability to apply them.
• Experience participating in code and design reviews.
• Ability to analyze data quickly and determine an effective path forward for debugging.
• Ability to debug embedded systems in real time.
• Experience using debuggers to set breakpoints, watch variables, analyze stack usage, and monitor RTOS mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and engineering of complex hardware and embedded-system applications.
• Perform hardware design, testing, and verification for ultra-low-power portable devices.
• Develop and test embedded software.
• Generate tests from descriptions or functional requirements.
• Document test plans and test executions, and present results.
• Communicate technical details to team members.
• Obtain and maintain a Secret clearance and comply with applicable NISPOM security requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level