Senior Embedded Software Engineer

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in Lake Forest, CA at our research and development location, you will design, develop, integrate and test computer controlled electro-mechanical devices in a Real Time Operating System (RTOS) environment for medical devices.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Assist in design, development, testing and implementation of existing and new products

• Work under supervision of a senior engineer to complete specific assignments

• Apply software engineering principles to provide solutions to problems that are identified during the product life cycle

• Use ingenuity, creativity and originality to research technical issues.

• Participate in design and code reviews.

• Ensure regulatory / statutory / legislative compliance for all project work

Key Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +10 yrs; Assoc.+6 yrs; M.S.+0 yrs)

• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English

• 5 Years of Relevant Experience

• Work hours: M-F, standard

• Travel Requirements: 0-5%

• Relocation assistance: yes  

• Sponsorship available: yes  

Preferred Requirements       

• Hands-on embedded software development experience

• Experience in developing embedded software for medical devices

• Experience with implementing Object Oriented designs in C++

• Experience with RTOS based applications and designing multi-threaded applications

• Experience with CAN and Ethernet

• Experience with waveform generation, transducer signal sampling, motor control and other electro-mechanical control

• Understanding of electronic circuitry: board bring up and interfacing with on and off chip peripherals such as SPI, UART, I2C, ADC’s and DAC’s

• Experience in using lab equipment (logic analyzers, in-circuit emulators, oscilloscopes and DVMs) to debug and troubleshoot designs

• Experience developing test cases in C++ GTest, GMock framework

• Experience using Git

• Experience in working in a Continuous Integration (CI) environment

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Pay Range

$98,720.00 - $148,080.00

  

Pay Frequency

Annual

  

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.