Boston Scientific Corporation

Additional Locations: Canada-QC-Montreal

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

About the role: 

The Boston Scientific Electrophysiology Firmware R&D team is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Senior 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 Embedded Software 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: 

• Design, develop and test firmware as part of a system, document and troubleshoot issues, and work with instruments 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 plans.
• 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:

• At least 5 years’ experience in embedded software design.
• B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 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 with communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, etc), DSP.
• Must have the ability to work well with a variety of individuals ranging from various disciplines and backgrounds.
• 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. 

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.
• Experience in programming Programmable Logic Devices (FPGA) in VHDL/Verilog 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.

Requisition ID: 581735

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!