Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Company Overview

Lexington Medical, Inc. is a medical device company developing and manufacturing minimally invasive surgical stapling solutions in the Boston area. With the highest standards in design engineering and smart manufacturing, our team delivers disruptive technology to healthcare providers, improving surgical outcomes for patients in a thriving $6B+ surgical stapler market.

We are hiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our R&D team at Lexington Medical, Inc. in Bedford, MA (near Boston). In this role, you will lead the design, development, and integration of embedded systems within our advanced surgical stapling platform. This role combines hands‑on technical execution with leadership responsibilities, offering the opportunity to shape software architecture, elevate code quality, and mentor a growing engineering team.

The embedded software in our platform operates under tight real‑time, safety‑critical constraints, coordinating electromechanical subsystems where milliseconds and failure modes matter.

This position is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys technical leadership and mentorship and may also be a strong fit for current or aspiring managers who want to remain deeply involved in hands‑on development while helping guide the direction of a growing embedded software team.

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of real‑time embedded software for Lexington's surgical stapling platform and supporting devices, primarily on ARM Cortex‑M or equivalent microcontroller‑based systems, with an emphasis on modular, scalable, and maintainable design.
• Set technical standards, influence architectural direction, and raise the bar for embedded software quality across the team.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain low‑level drivers, communication interfaces such as SPI, I²C, CAN, UART, and USB, and application‑layer logic, while continuously improving firmware quality, traceability, and long‑term codebase health.
• Establish and uphold embedded software development standards, documentation practices, and verification processes in alignment with IEC 62304 and FDA Class II/III medical device requirements.
• Partner closely with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers to ensure seamless hardware‑software integration, and collaborate with regulatory, quality, and manufacturing teams to support compliance, verification and validation activities, and product submissions.
• Lead and mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and system‑level problem solving, while working with management to identify technical gaps, staffing needs, and training opportunities that strengthen the embedded software team.
• Own technical deliverables, schedules, and documentation for embedded software projects, supporting planning, estimation, prioritization, and proactive identification and mitigation of technical and compliance risks throughout the product lifecycle.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of embedded software development experience, preferably within regulated or safety‑critical industries.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++ for embedded systems, with additional experience in Python or C# considered a plus.
• Hands‑on experience with RTOS‑based systems, embedded development workflows, and hardware‑level debugging tools.
• Proven ability to integrate software with complex electromechanical systems and work effectively across hardware and software boundaries.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers in a hands‑on technical environment.
• Deep understanding of software quality systems, documentation control, and risk management.
• Working knowledge of version control and issue tracking tools such as Git and JIRA.

Salary Range $150,000—$200,000 USD