Senior Firmware Engineer / Ingénieur Senior En Micrologiciel

Senior Firmware Engineer / Ingénieur Senior En Micrologiciel

Our Hardware R&D team is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Embedded Software Engineer to apply their expertise and make important contributions to the development of first-of-a-kind, life-changing medical devices through the definition, design, test and documentation of their embedded software and help bringing EP ablation medical devices to market. As a Senior Engineer, you will have the opportunity to own and drive portions of the design while being part of an experienced design team providing significant technical and career growth opportunities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and test software as part of a system, document and troubleshoot issues, and work with instrument and hardware.
• Applies the appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of such engineering applications and wide range of products.
• Participate in software system architecture development and document software requirements and development plan.
• Perform detailed design analysis and reviews with hardware engineering team to achieve product performance, cost, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
• Track software related issues and lead resolution of issues with a well-documented and methodical approach.
• Develop software test and verification plans and protocols, and conduct prototype testing and verification testing.
• Work closely with hardware and software engineering teams to debug/integrate software with the product.
• Collaborate with program managers to create and manage development plans and project plans related to software development.
• Contribute to the creation and update of relevant software documentation, risk management documentation, issue tracking, configuration management, test reports etc.

Required qualifications:

• B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 5 years' experience in embedded software design.
• Experience developing firmware solutions using C, C++, and Assembly for microcontrollers/microprocessors (experience with or without RTOS, event-driven and state machines designs preferred).
• Experience in programming Programmable Logic Devices in VHDL/Verilog.
• Experience with communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, etc), DSP.
• Strong HW / SW bring-up and debugging skills. Must be able to work with hardware lab equipment.
• Experience in technical specification and report writing.
• Experience with unit test and system test of embedded software systems.
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English, and must possess excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Working French is also necessary.
• Must have the ability to work well with a variety of individuals ranging from various disciplines and backgrounds.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Medical device development or other highly regulated industries is an asset.
• Familiarity with medical device design control regulations (IEC 60601, IEC 62304, ISO 13485) is an asset.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to organize and move project tasks forward in an orderly and structured fashion.
• Effectively communicate issues/problems and results that impact timelines, accuracy, and reliability of project status.