Staff Software Development Engineer

The Staff Software Development Engineer brings a key contribution to a team responsible for the architectural design and implementation of software to support novel electrosurgical systems for surgery being developed by the Sunnyvale Engineering group.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead a small team through the technical development of embedded software for electrosurgical devices.
• Develop software applications for electrosurgical and robotic products for minimally invasive surgery.
• Develop software and firmware in object-oriented C++, C, Verilog and Python for embedded systems.
• Develop software to acquire, process, store, and analyze energy data in real-time.
• Develop software to support manufacturing and test teams.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team.
• Independently solve assigned problems.

• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years of experience and a Master’s degree; or equivalent experience
• Experience designing complete software solutions for embedded systems using C/C++ language on bare-metal and Linux based embedded systems
• Working knowledge of peripherals commonly used on embedded systems such as ADCs, DACs, PWM and waveform generation and serial communications (I2C, SPI, RS232, CAN)
• Proven experience with hands-on hardware bring-up and collaboration, utilizing electronic bench equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
• Strong knowledge of control theory and experience developing and tuning control systems
• Experience in the medical device industry, familiarity with standards 60601 and 62304 is strongly preferred

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This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills. Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.

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