Senior Software Systems Engineer

Health & Home USA•Marlborough, MA

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join our Beauty and Wellness team at Helen of Troy and make an immediate impact on our trusted brands: Honeywell, PUR, Braun, Vicks Hot Tools, Drybar, Curlsmith, Revlon, and Olive & June. Together, we build innovative and useful products that elevate people's lives everywhere every day. Look around your home, and you'll find us everywhere , in your kitchen, living room, bedroom, and bathroom. We are already making your everyday lives better. We are powered by knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking people committed to developing a culture of inclusion. Whether you are just starting your career or in need of a challenge, we recognize, develop, and empower talent! This role is for a hands-on software systems engineer to help lead development of connected consumer and medical products spanning embedded firmware, mobile applications, and cloud services. This role is for an engineer who enjoys working across system boundaries and taking technical ownership of real products shipped to customers. The role combines software engineering, systems integration, technical leadership, and product execution. You will work closely with firmware engineers, mobile app developers, cloud developers, QA, regulatory teams, and external development partners to help deliver connected products from concept through release and field support. This is not a pure project management role. We are looking for an engineer with strong technical judgment who can help drive architecture, integration, execution, and release readiness across multiple software domains.

Requirements

BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
4+ years of software engineering experience
Strong systems-level thinking and debugging skills
Experience working with embedded systems or connected devices
Experience working across multiple software layers (firmware, mobile, backend, APIs, cloud, etc.)
Ability to understand and troubleshoot interactions between hardware and software
Strong communication and organizational skills
Comfortable working in ambiguous and fast-moving environments
Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical problems
Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or IoT systems
Experience with mobile application development (iOS, Android, Flutter, or similar)
Experience with cloud-connected products and backend APIs
Experience in regulated industries such as medical devices
Familiarity with software lifecycle processes, verification, and traceability
Experience working with external development partners or offshore teams
Experience with Git-based development workflows and CI/CD systems
Embedded firmware development experience in C/C++

Responsibilities

Drive technical execution for connected product software programs
Work across embedded firmware, mobile apps, cloud services, and backend integrations
Participate in software architecture and system design discussions
Help define and refine software requirements, workflows, and feature behavior
Coordinate technical activities across internal teams and external development partners
Review software designs, implementation approaches, and technical tradeoffs
Support software verification, validation, and release readiness activities
Investigate and help resolve complex cross-functional technical issues
Help maintain technical consistency across multiple products and software platforms
Contribute hands-on technical work where needed, including prototyping, debugging, scripting, and implementation support
Assist with software lifecycle documentation and regulated development processes for connected medical products
Help identify technical risks early and drive issues to closure