Principal Firmware Engineer

Boston Scientific•Arden Hills, MN

2d•$99,100 - $188,300

About The Position

Boston Scientific is seeking a highly motivated principal firmware engineer. The successful candidate will participate in the design and development of medical device software. Be a part of Boston Scientific's growing V&V 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science
Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience in electrical and firmware fields with a minimum of 4 years in the medical device industry
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
Experience working on both electrical and firmware fields
Transform requirements into detailed test protocols and automated test scripts for end-to-end evaluation
Debug test failures and work with development teams to resolve issues

Nice To Haves

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.
Electrical design experience
Experience with GUI development in C#/QT 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

Responsibilities

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.
Transform requirements into detailed test protocols and automated test scripts for end-to-end evaluation.
Debug test failures and work with development teams to resolve issues.
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.
The ability to read electrical schematics and understand how to use a PCBA layout package.