Staff R&D Engineer

Danaher•Sunnyvale, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. The Staff R&D Engineer serves as SiCore firmware developer. SiCore is a STM32-based board used, primarily, to precisely control temperature during "assay runs". Assays implement molecular diagnostics. Perform as an embedded systems engineer for this mature, but not yet shipping product. Become a subject matter expert, assisting cross-functional teams to diagnose complex problems, usually regarding edge-case accuracy. This position reports to the Director of Firmware Engineering and is part of Systems R&D located in Sunnyvale and will be an on-site role. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Serve as primary embedded daughter board firmware developer. The STM32-based board is used, primarily, to precisely control temperature during diagnostic studies. Become a subject matter expert in those diagnostic studies, assisting cross-functional teams to diagnose complex problems, usually regarding edge-case accuracy. Develop, as well, on a Cortex-A53 board, writing firmware supporting the daughter board. Innovate primarily on new hardware systems to extend and improve molecular diagnostics systems. Concentrate on real-time logic for all domains, including baremetal and ISR logic.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related work experience, OR Master’s degree in field with 6+ years of related work experience, OR Doctoral degree in field with 3+ years of work experience
A minimum of 3 years of professional experience with the following: Embedded C/C++
RTOS
Baremetal programming
ISRs
Real-time programming
Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
Support work will include, at least, short car trips to local manufacturing sites.

Nice To Haves

Professional experience in the molecular diagnostics field or biotech industry
Professional or academic experience in developing and maintaining industrial process control logic
Professional experience with logic analyzers

Responsibilities

Serve as primary embedded daughter board firmware developer.
The STM32-based board is used, primarily, to precisely control temperature during diagnostic studies.
Become a subject matter expert in those diagnostic studies, assisting cross-functional teams to diagnose complex problems, usually regarding edge-case accuracy.
Develop, as well, on a Cortex-A53 board, writing firmware supporting the daughter board.
Innovate primarily on new hardware systems to extend and improve molecular diagnostics systems.
Concentrate on real-time logic for all domains, including baremetal and ISR logic.