Embedded Software Engineer

As an Embedded Software Engineer for high-volume consumer medical devices, you will play a pivotal role in designing, documenting, and implementing high-quality embedded software across diverse platforms and product ranges.

Your role:

• Provide technical leadership and mentor teammates; responsibly incorporate AI-assisted coding tools into workflows.
• Document designs and code clearly; review schematics and collaborate with hardware and cross-functional teams.
• Develop low-level drivers and peripheral interfaces (GPIO, UART, I2C, SPI, ADC, PWM, timers) in a FreeRTOS multithreaded environment.
• Create and maintain unit and automated tests to validate firmware, prevent regression, and ensure release readiness.

• You have 5+ years of hands-on embedded software experience with microcontrollers and low-level driver development.
• Familiarity integrating AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, agents, Windsurf) responsibly into development workflows.
• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software related fields
• Ability to interpret analog and digital schematics and understand system-level technologies.
• Preferred: experience with wireless protocols (BLE, Wi-Fi, Zigbee).
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations., Artificial Intelligence (AI), Compensation and Benefits, Computer Firmware, Cross-Functional, Device Drivers, Documentation, Documentation Design, Embedded Software, Environmental Work, GitHub, Healthcare Quality, I2C, Medical Equipment, Mentoring, Microcontroller, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Multithreaded Programming, Reimbursement, Schematics, Software Engineering, Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Leadership, Test Automation, Unit Test, Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART), Wireless Protocols/Standards

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won’t stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

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Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in (Bothell, WA) is $129,000 to $205,000

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Our goal is to improve the lives of 3 billion people a year by 2025 through innovation that is designed for people, by people. People like you. And we know that in order to be truly innovative, it requires you to make your career personally meaningful. To bring what matters to you in life to everything you do in your career. If you’re passionate about improving lives, and have more to offer than just lines on your resume, we want to find a home for you at Philips.

As a diversified health and well-being company, we focus on professional and consumer markets across three interconnected sectors: Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle, and Lighting. Today, we’re a global innovation leader - the first to bring the commonly used CD and DVD products to market, the ones saving lives daily with our imaging systems and patient monitors, and the ones responsible for the lighting of the annual Times Square ball. We aim to improve peoples’ lives every day through meaningful innovations and are the best place to work for those who share our passion for improving lives.

Philips’ people first culture and commitment to providing unlimited possibilities to develop one’s career in the directions to which they aspire demonstrates a dedication to inspiring good people, not just hiring employees. At Philips, employees enjoy contributing to cutting edge solutions that truly improve lives, allowing them to ‘do good’ while doing great and create a legacy in life through their work.

If you are interested in putting your personal skills & passions to work towards improving lives, apply now or learn more at philips.com/na/careers. You can also opt-in to receive updates on future career opportunities and company updates through Philips’ Talent Community, and follow @PhilipsJobsNA on Twitter.

Company Size: 10,000 employees or more