Hardware Developer

NDI (Northern Digital Inc.)•Shelburne, VT

7d•$80,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

Every day, we help shape the future of healthcare. We design and build 3D tracking systems that equip medical devices with advanced spatial navigation technology, delivering greater accuracy, performance, and confidence in procedures where precision is critical. Since 1981, we’ve partnered with leading OEMs and research institutes to push the boundaries of surgical navigation. Our optical and electromagnetic technologies are trusted in procedures ranging from orthopedics and spine surgery to cardiac interventions and radiation therapy. Whether you're designing systems, supporting customers, or enabling the teams behind them, your work matters. It brings clarity to healthcare and helps improve outcomes for patients around the world. You will be responsible for detailed design and development of electromagnetic tracking systems, from conception to implementation, and will work as part of a cross-functional R&D team, building solutions for our OEM partners. This role requires someone with a proven record of implementing and integrating embedded hardware systems. The successful candidate will be dependable, highly organized, and effective at hardware design and implementation, as well as system integration, documentation support and test. The successful candidate will be joining our team of professionals at the Northern Digital office located in Shelburne, Vermont, USA.

Requirements

BS or advanced degree in Electrical engineering or other related technical discipline, with 2+ years of experience doing HW design.
Circuit and layout design and review for mixed signal circuits
Familiarity with lab equipment used to circuit analysis and troubleshoot
Signal processing concepts
ARM processors, FPGA design, wireless/Bluetooth design, digital interfaces
Familiarity with Python, Linux, Altium
Familiarity with Agile frameworks including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket
A fit with NDI culture: Customer Focus, Win Together, Results Driven, Improve with Purpose
Excellent problem solving and trouble shooting skills
Ability to initiate and take on work independently with minimal guidance
Good personal organization as well as written and oral communication skills
Capability for generating technical design documentation

Nice To Haves

Magnetics/physics/mathematics background
Analog design, including Spice simulation knowledge
Experience integrating with FPGAs

Responsibilities

Design to NDI’s internal development standards, and produce associated technical documentation to meet design control requirements, including documenting requirements and specifications
Help the team to collaborate and integrate designs with the embedded system software group
Prepare material and participate in peer reviews
Participate in defining/developing appropriate tests for the embedded designs
Ensure completion is timely, striving to meet or exceed project milestones

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package that supports your health and well-being.
Company-wide bonus program and regular salary reviews.
Competitive pay with a 4% 401k match to help you plan for the future.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering discounted company shares to help you invest in and benefit from our growth.
Three weeks of vacation start, plus a paid holiday shutdown in December to recharge before the New Year!
Professional and personal development support designed to foster your continuous growth and career advancement.
Work where your contributions are valued — as a multi-year winner of Best Places to Work in Vermont Employers
Part of a growing global company with offices in Ontario, Vermont, Germany, and Hong Kong.
Conveniently located in popular Shelburne, Vermont and 45 minutes to the ski and snowboard resorts of the Green Mountains.
20 minutes to Burlington, Vermont International Airport and 15 minutes to the shores of Lake Champlain and the Burlington Surf Club.
Located in a campus like setting that includes courtyard, large outdoor areas, skylights, and ample parking.
Steps away from Shelburne Museum which hosts frequent festivals and a summer concert series.