Senior Firmware Engineer, Abiomed

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and Med Tech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.

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R&D Product Development

R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Scientific/Technology

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Senior Firmware Engineer – Abiomed to join our team located in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

Abiomed, part of Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, is a leading provider of medical devices that provide circulatory and respiratory support, with a mission of recovering hearts & saving lives. Abiomed’s “Patients First!” culture drives our skilled workforce and strong relationships with clinicians. Our innovative product portfolio and robust pipeline provide us the incredible opportunity to bring lifesaving technology to more patients around the world than ever before.

Founded in 1981, Abiomed has a proven track record for growth, integrity and innovation.

Patients First | Innovation | Winning Culture | Heart Recovery

• Design, develop, and optimize embedded software (primarily in C/C )
• Maintain core system components to ensure performance, reliability, and scalability
• Assist in designing control systems
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and Software application engineers to resolve complex system-level challenges
• Apply best practices in embedded software engineering, including CI/CD, automated testing, and system monitoring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or Embedded Software Engineering.
• 3 years in embedded systems, low-level firmware on STM
  32/ARM Cortex or ESP
  32,
• Experience with RTOS or bare-metal ARM environments.
• Strong C/C skills, microprocessor optimization, threading, and software design principles.
• Experience with UART, I2C, SPI, Wi-Fi, BLE, CAN, source control, and embedded build systems.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• 2 years of Medical Device development experience

• Hands-on prototype work and functional verification for mechatronics products.
• Experience with contract manufacturing, PCB design/validation, and lab equipment.
• Experience with in-circuit emulators, JTAG debuggers and laboratory test equipment such as oscilloscopes etc.
• Knowledge of regulatory (FDA, EPA) and quality processes.
• Experience with software configuration management tools for source code control (Git), issue tracking (Jira), requirements management (JAMA)
• Experience with medical device standards including IEC 62304, 60601, ISO 14971, 13485

Abiomed is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. Abiomed will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, gender reassignment, non-job related mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, application for military service, or membership in any other category protected under law.…