Development Engineer - SPPDG

The Mayo Clinic Special Purpose Processor Development Group (SPPDG) is seeking a Firmware & Software Engineer for design and engineering contribution to complex embedded systems, engineering applications, and smartphone applications. SPPDG is a research group within Mayo Clinic, comprised of electronics hardware, software, and firmware engineers supporting a variety of design, analysis, and testing efforts.

Contribute to design and engineering efforts for complex embedded systems, engineering applications, and smartphone applications within the SPPDG.

Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university, and minimum of 4 years of engineering experience.

The successful candidate is expected to have experience in firmware development, test, and verification. This experience should include familiarity with the following: basic lab equipment (power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, etc.), logic analyzers, embedded IDEs, C programming language, embedded architectures, serial communication protocols, and general firmware and debug skills. Additional base qualifications include the ability to generate a test based on a description or functional requirement, an expectation to document test plans, test execution, and results, and ability to communicate technical details to team members.

Preferred qualifications include

• Familiarity with ARM Cortex M4 core, use and debug of serial communication protocols specifically UART, I2C, SPI.
• Experience with Python language - especially for testing.
• Familiarity with version management software such as Git.
• Experience with Swift and iOS programming.
• Experience working in multithreaded RTOS environments.
• Experience and/or interest in applying engineering knowledge to physiologic signals such as photoplethysmography, electrocardiograms, and activity monitoring.
• Ability to document instructions to aid in programming, debug, test, and verification.
• Familiarity with embedded coding standards and the ability to apply these standards.
• Experience participating in code and design reviews.
• Ability to analyze data quickly and determine best path forward for debug.
• Ability to debug embedded systems in real time.
• Experience using debuggers to set breakpoints, watch variables, analyze stack usage, and monitor RTOS mechanisms.

Note:
This position requires obtaining and maintaining a Secret clearance and adhering to security requirements described in the NISPOM. Therefore, must be a U.S. Citizen. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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• Job Identification 375495
• Job Category Business Development and Strategy
• Posting Date 02/04/2026, 10:22 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 55901
• Benefits Eligible Yes
• Compensation Detail $ - $ / year;
  Education, experience and tenure will be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.
• Schedule Details Monday-Friday;
  Work schedule of 9 hours per day, 9 weekdays per two week pay period.
• Weekend Schedule While not typical, may be required to meet project deadlines.