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# Senior Software Engineer

- **Company:** Cmr Surgical
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Code Coverage, Embedded Software, Python (Programming Language), Kinematics, MATLAB, Network Protocols, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, PIC Microcontroller
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840573848-senior-software-engineer

## About the Role

To be successful in this role, you'll need to have/be:

 * Experience developing software, preferably in a regulated environment.
 * A strong interest and understanding of software engineering fundamentals and best practice
 * Leadership of design, developers, teams or software projects
 * Good familiarity with either C or Python

It will be an advantage to have experience in any combination of the following:

 * Control systems
 * DC motor control
 * MATLAB or Python for algorithm prototyping and/or data analysis
 * Microcontrollers
 * Network protocols
 * Robot kinematics/solid body mechanics
 * Safety critical software development standards, particularly IEC 62304

## Description

Senior Software Engineers within the Robot Software department are responsible for:

 * Developing embedded software for CMR medical devices, together with all necessary testing and documentation for regulatory approval.
 * Developing software tools and processes for Robot Software, Operational Excellence and CMR as a whole in accordance with CMR's quality management system.
 * Providing technical leadership for the direction of the team
 * Engineers can expect to be assigned to the scrum team where their skills and experience can best meet CMR's needs.

This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of 3 days a week being based in the office.

Responsibilities

Working within the Robot Software scrum team framework you will be part of a team following international standards to develop safety-critical embedded software for a medical device.

The role will include:

 * Developing embedded software for CMR medical devices (mostly in C), including risk management and requirements definition
 * Developing automated software test coverage (C and Python) suitable to meet regulatory and quality management requirements on safety-critical software
 * Developing software tools and processes for Robot Software and CMR as a whole (mostly in Python)
 * Designing and performing manual tests with the robot, from design through release stages of development
 * Contributing to investigations on system design conformance and quality of function
 * Lead or provide significant assistant in the planning and management of the scrum team.
 * Lead streams of work within the team, specifying the necessary tasks and planning that work across sprints
 * Be involved with mentoring, recruitment activities, line management and/or team leadership

We'd expect you to be willing to turn your hand to anything within the Robot Software remit that helps the team deliver its objectives.


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