Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer

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BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of Med Tech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

As part of our R&D team you will play a critical role with new product development and sustaining development for existing platforms. In this position, you will collaborate with other members of the R&D team, developers, IT, and more to build state‑of‑the‑art embedded systems. The ideal candidate has a passion for coding, excellent teamwork, partnering, and negotiation skills. You are a highly motivated self‑starter who can achieve results with minimal direction.

• Prototype, plan, build, and deliver new software for existing and new embedded platforms and evaluate other software designs
• Create and maintain software requirements and design documents
• Review and unit test the software
• Own the software toolchain and SDE
• Automate build and testing processes

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a scientific field; 10+ years of experience in embedded systems programming using C or C++
• Experience in real‑time embedded software development
• Experience developing software in multi‑threaded and/or multi‑tasking environments
• Experience with hardware‑software integration
• Experience with software testing, static analysis, and debugging at the hardware/software interface (ICE/JTAG)
• Understanding of object‑oriented design and methodology, including UML
• Experience with testing automation
• Excellent documentation and communication skills in writing and speech

• Experience in medical devices or another regulated industry
• Experience with commercial RTOS
• Experience with embedded Windows and Linux programming
• Experience in toolchain and build environment set up and maintenance
• Familiarity with networking protocols, including wireless and Bluetooth
• UI development experience
• Familiarity with laboratory instruments such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers

$ – $ USD Annual

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Not applicable

• Biotechnology Research
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• Research Services

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