Embedded Software Development Engineer

Ampcus Inc.•Murrysville, PA

10h

About The Position

Ampcus Inc. is seeking an Embedded Software Development Engineer to develop firmware for embedded medical devices or other highly regulated industries. The position involves designing, developing, testing, and optimizing embedded software using C/C++, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards throughout the software development lifecycle. The role is located in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. The engineer will participate in the full embedded software development lifecycle, including collaborative development, component integration, code reviews, performance optimization, firmware and hardware integration testing, troubleshooting, and validation. The position also involves maintaining software and configuration management using GitHub, producing documentation supporting medical device regulatory requirements, and resolving moderately complex technical issues using sound engineering judgment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of software development experience, or a Master’s degree with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
Strong experience in embedded firmware development using C/C++.
Experience developing software in the medical device industry or another highly regulated environment.
Knowledge of hardware concepts, including circuit analysis, microelectronics, and computer architecture.
Experience with firmware algorithm development, debugging, and optimization.
Experience performing firmware and hardware integration testing and troubleshooting.
Proficiency with GitHub for software configuration management.
Experience producing documentation compliant with medical device quality standards.

Nice To Haves

Experience with software test automation.
Agile software development experience.
Embedded software development on ARM processors.
DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
API design and integration experience.
Experience with AI-assisted software development tools.
Secure Boot implementation experience.
Software driver development experience.
Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) experience.
Continuous improvement and quality-focused development practices.

Responsibilities

Participate in the complete embedded software development lifecycle using pair programming and collaborative development practices.
Design, develop, and maintain firmware for embedded medical device applications.
Integrate software components and third-party libraries into embedded systems.
Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and software quality best practices.
Analyze and optimize firmware performance to improve system efficiency and reliability.
Implement, debug, and tune firmware algorithms.
Conduct firmware and hardware integration testing, troubleshooting, and validation.
Collaborate with product management, hardware engineering, QA, and other cross-functional teams to deliver new product features.
Maintain software using GitHub-based source control and configuration management.
Produce quality documentation supporting medical device regulatory requirements.
Stay current with emerging technologies, development tools, and industry best practices.
Resolve moderately complex technical issues using sound engineering judgment.