Staff Embedded Software & Controls Engineer

Stryker•Flower Mound, TX

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Stryker is seeking a Staff Embedded Software & Controls Engineer to design and develop embedded software and control algorithms that directly drive product behavior. The work includes pressure and temperature control, motors, pumps, sensors, fluid management, state machines, and fault handling. The role will initially focus on products in the Urology portfolio and contribute to future generations of Surgical Support products. It is suited to an engineer who enjoys coding, experimenting, working close to hardware, understanding physical system behavior, and investigating problems to their root cause. The engineer will develop, test, and debug software on real-time embedded platforms; create and tune feedback-control algorithms; and develop firmware and low-level hardware interfaces. The role also involves translating requirements into technical solutions, investigating interactions across software, firmware, controls, electronics, and physical systems, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams during development and post-market support. The position supports integration, troubleshooting, verification, design reviews, root-cause investigations, and continuous improvement of complex electromechanical products.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related field.
At least 4 years of relevant industry experience.
Strong embedded software development experience using C/C++.
Experience developing software on a real-time embedded platform, such as an RTOS, Embedded Linux, or another real-time operating environment.
Hands-on experience developing or working with feedback-control systems, including PID control, closed-loop control, control-loop tuning, or similar techniques.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with sensors, actuators, motors, pumps, electronics, or other electromechanical systems.
Experience using test data, instrumentation, or other engineering methods to evaluate and troubleshoot physical system behavior.
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate issues spanning software, hardware, controls, and physical-system behavior.
Experience integrating embedded software with hardware and electromechanical systems.
Experience developing and tuning closed-loop control systems involving pressure, thermal, motor, pump, flow, sensor, or other physical systems.
Experience with Embedded Linux and/or RTOS-based systems.
Experience with hardware/software integration and debugging using real-world test data and instrumentation.
Exposure to GUI development using Qt/QML or similar technologies.
Familiarity with .NET Framework and C#.
Familiarity with verification, validation, risk management, design controls, and regulated product development.
Experience developing medical devices, complex electromechanical products, robotics, industrial automation, or other safety-critical systems.
Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering teams to solve complex system-level problems.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and debug embedded software using C/C++ on real-time embedded platforms.
Develop and optimize real-time control algorithms for pressure, temperature, motors, pumps, sensors, fluid-management systems, and other electromechanical components.
Design, implement, and tune feedback-control algorithms, including PID and other closed-loop control approaches.
Develop state machines, fault handling, diagnostics, logging, and safety-related embedded behaviors.
Use sensor data, test data, instrumentation, and hands-on experimentation to understand physical system behavior and improve product performance.
Develop firmware and low-level interfaces for sensors, actuators, motors, pumps, electronics, and other product hardware.
Investigate and resolve complex interactions across software, firmware, controls, electronics, and the physical system.
Translate system and product requirements into embedded software and controls solutions.
Partner with Software, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Test, Quality, Manufacturing, and Regulatory teams throughout development and post-market support.
Contribute to technical design reviews, code reviews, verification activities, root-cause investigations, and future product development.
Support integration, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of complex electromechanical products.