Principal Software Engineer (Embedded Development) - Electrophysiology

Boston Scientific•Cambridge, MA

21h

About The Position

The Principal Software Engineer will have a key role in the development of communication protocols for cutting edge medical applications in the field of Cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment. The responsibilities will include: Provide technical leadership to the team in software architecture and best in class software development methodologies and practices. Architect, design, develop and release innovative high performance medical device software. Solve difficult problems, improve state of the art, and achieve engineering excellence. Collaborate across disciplines effectively (HW, Systems, Test, Quality, Regulatory) to focus and maximize end-to-end solution value and quality Participates in preclinical system experiments in the lab, with physicians, and 3rd parties

Requirements

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience, with a strong software development background.
8+ years relevant experience
Proficiency with Modern C++ (11' or newer)
Linux Experience
I2C Experience
MQTT Experience
Ethernet and TCP/IP Experience
Experience with Embedded Systems and Object-Oriented programming principles
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to contribute to multiple projects in parallel
Experience with developing on the Linux platform
Experience with scrum framework
Good written and verbal communication skills.
General report writing/documentation experience
Experience with medical device standards including IEC 62304, 60601, ISO 14971, 13485
Experience with software configuration management tools for source code control (Git), issue tracking (Jira), requirements management (JAMA)
A good learner who can master complex software and quickly adapt to new tools and technologies.
Experience mentoring lower-level engineers

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to the team in software architecture and best in class software development methodologies and practices.
Architect, design, develop and release innovative high performance medical device software.
Solve difficult problems, improve state of the art, and achieve engineering excellence.
Collaborate across disciplines effectively (HW, Systems, Test, Quality, Regulatory) to focus and maximize end-to-end solution value and quality
Participates in preclinical system experiments in the lab, with physicians, and 3rd parties
Implements, tests, troubleshoots, and debugs source code for complex software applications
Follow the full design life cycle process including driving efforts in requirements specification, design activities, planning, code reviews and creating corresponding artifacts.
Participate in the development of technical documentation, including design specifications, test plans, and user manuals.
Promote a collaborative environment and pragmatic engineering decision-making.
Identify and implement continuous improvements to work processes and tools.
Support field clinical staff on use of medical software and troubleshooting of issues.