Additional Location(s): US-MN-Maple Grove
About the role:Boston Scientific is seeking a highly motivated Sr R&D firmware engineer to lead the design and development of innovative medical device firmware. In this role, you will guide a team of engineers, drive technical excellence and collaborate across functions to develop high-quality solutions that improve patients' lives.
As part of our growing ITx R&D organization, you will apply your technical expertise, leadership skills and passion for innovation to advance product development. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while fostering continuous improvement, mentoring engineers and contributing to technologies that help patients around the world.
Work model, sponsorship, relocation:At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an on-site work model requiring employees to work from their assigned Boston Scientific office five days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.
Your responsibilities will include:- Lead team through design, implementation, documentation, testing and support of medical device firmware.
- Communicate project status, progress and potential risks to internal stakeholders on a regular basis.
- Assign tasks, establish priorities and track team progress using Agile methodologies.
- Document firmware development activities in accordance with approved procedures and standards.
- Analyze, evaluate and verify firmware and system requirements using established firmware engineering best practices.
- Identify and implement process improvements by collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize workflows and development methodologies.
- Provide technical guidance and support to team members to achieve project goals, deliverables and timelines.
- Mentor junior engineers in hardware and firmware engineering practices, methodologies and domain knowledge.
- Participate in design and development reviews to ensure technical quality and compliance with established standards.
Required qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering or a related field.
- Minimum of six years' relevant work experience with a bachelor's degree, four years with a master's degree or two years with a doctorate.
- Experience developing firmware within the medical device industry.
- Proficiency in developing bare-metal firmware for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers.
- Demonstrated ability to document firmware development deliverables in compliance with IEC 62304 and applicable FDA guidance.
- Strong programming skills in C and C++.
- Proven ability to lead firmware development teams using Agile methodologies.
- Experience collaborating on projects involving cross-functional engineering teams.
Preferred qualifications:- Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite.
- Hands-on experience debugging hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and JTAG interfaces.
- Working knowledge of interrupt service routines (ISRs), direct memory access (DMA), real-time operating systems (RTOS) and control theory.
- Experience developing firmware to enhance product security.
- Ability to develop firmware that interfaces with custom hardware components.
- Knowledge of automation frameworks for firmware builds and testing.
- Experience leveraging artificial intelligence tools to improve development productivity and code quality.
Requisition ID: 636034Minimum Salary: $ 85000 Maximum Salary: $ 161500 The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) - see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com-will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs.
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