Principal Firmware Engineer

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives, driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration.

Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact.

The R&D lab at Bardy Diagnostics is currently seeking a full‑time, regular‑employee Sr. Firmware Engineer to join the Engineering team at our Bellevue headquarters. Contribute to new product development, working with and learning from accomplished engineers with a strong history of successful cardiac monitoring product development. The main area of contribution will be firmware development for microcontrollers, with experience writing medical device requirements and documentation and V&V for software under medical device standards.

• Develop firmware in C/C++ for bare‑metal microcontroller applications.
• Develop low‑power, energy‑efficient wearable medical device firmware.
• Author requirements for firmware following medical device standards.
• Work with the development and product team to determine system performance requirements.
• Conduct investigations for hardware/firmware related issues.
• Participate in system design reviews, code reviews, and hardware reviews.
• Bring up PCBAs for new designs and solve issues.
• Mentor and train engineers to improve their skills and help them grow.
• Develop requirements for, design, author, and validate test fixtures.
• Perform verification and validation of software against design requirements.
• Work with the Manufacturing Team to transfer products to production.
• Work optimally in a fast‑paced, dynamic team environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or other technical or science field.
• 5+ years demonstrated success in designing firmware for regulated products (preferred).
• 5+ years developing embedded C/C++ software in a production environment.
• Strong C programming skills (e.g., pointer handling, optimization for reliability/speed/code size).
• Moderate Python programming skills (e.g., basic understanding of data structures, familiarity with libraries).
• Exposure to software configuration management and issue tracking.
• Understanding of software testing frameworks.
• Familiarity with embedded software best practices and version control (Git preferred).
• Strong interpersonal and problem‑solving skills.
• A culture of collaboration.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

The estimated base salary for this position is $104,000 to $143,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. Individual pay is based on location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well‑being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, basic life, accident, short‑term and long‑term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.

We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time‑off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leave of absence, and paid parental leave.

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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