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Alcon is looking to hire Senior Embedded Software Engineer. At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.

We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. As an Embedded Software Engineer supporting you will be trusted to work on exciting and challenging projects, applying your skills to design, develop, integrate, and test computer-controlled electromechanical devices in a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) environment. As a member of our team, you will work with the latest technologies and software development principles and gain experience in C++ and C programming languages targeting embedded microcontrollers. You will create object-oriented designs and implementation in C++ and deploy them in RTOS-based multi-threaded applications. This role will in Bangalore. In this role, a typical day will include:

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO ALCON:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs)
  • The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English

Responsibilities:

  • Develop cutting-edge software, comprising of re-usable components, for embedded systems based on requirements and specifications
  • Develop and maintain test automation frameworks, including off-the-shelf lab equipment, to exercise both hardware and software designs
  • Create software documentation that is user-friendly and technically accurate
  • Conduct thorough software testing and debugging to ensure that our systems meet the highest standards
  • Collaborate with other software engineers and hardware engineers to ensure that software and hardware work seamlessly together
  • Participate in code and design reviews

Preferred qualifications:

  • 4+ years of hands-on embedded software development experience
  • Proficiency in C targeting embedded Microcontrollers (Example: STM32, NXP Kinetis, NXP S32K, or similar)
  • Object Oriented design patterns and implementation in C++ are highly desired
  • Experience with RTOS-based applications and designing multi-threaded applications
  • Strong debugging skills at component-level designs on the PCBA or within an integrated product
  • Understanding of electronic circuitry: board bring-up and interfacing with on and off chip peripherals such as SPI, UART, I2C, ADC, and DAC
  • Experience in using lab equipment (logic analyzers, in-circuit emulators, oscilloscopes, and DVMs) to debug and troubleshoot designs
  • Experience in using static analysis, unit testing, and other tools/methods to produce high-quality implementations
  • Experience with Makefiles and/or Python for general-purpose scripting
  • Experience using Git
  • Experience with GPIB, SCPI, LXI and VISA test automation protocols and with test frameworks such as NI TestStand is highly desirable
  • Experience with Cmake for embedded applications is highly desirable

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

  • Benefit from working in a highly collaborative environment.
  • Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!
  • Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off, and much more!

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Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or any other reason.

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