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# Senior Embedded Systems Lead

- **Company:** BioTalent
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Embedded C, Firmware, Real-Time Operating Systems, Systems Integration, U-Boot
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.nettemps.com/us/en/W069DA059D90A3F986D.ntap

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field
 * Medical device development experience under design controls
 * IEC 62304 experience (required)
 * Hands-on board bring-up and hardware/firmware system integration
 * An EE background with solid firmware skills (embedded C, MCU bring-up, driver-level debugging), or a firmware background with real hardware experience
 * Experience coordinating technical work with outside vendors or contract design firms
 * Ability to work independently and make decisions with minimal oversight

Preferred

 * IEC 60601-1 and 60601-1-2 experience
 * STM32 and RTOS experience
 * Thermal, fluid-control or electromechanical systems
 * Familiarity with secure boot/OTA, Embedded UI and firmware CI/CD

## Description

A San Diego medical device company is hiring a Senior Embedded Systems Lead to own hardware/firmware system integration for its electromechanical device platform. You'll lead board bring-up and debug, set technical direction for external design and firmware partners, and mentor a junior engineer. Candidates can come from an electrical engineering or firmware background, as long as they have hands-on experience in the other.

What You'll Do

 * Own system integration across electronics and firmware, from board bring-up through verification
 * Lead hardware and firmware debug down to the driver level, using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and debuggers
 * Provide technical direction to, and review the work of, external design firms and firmware partners
 * Drive technical decisions independently and communicate tradeoffs across systems, quality and product teams
 * Ensure design work complies with design controls, IEC 62304 and IEC 60601-1/-1-2
 * Mentor a junior engineer and review their work