Principal Firmware Engineer

Additional Location(s):  N/A

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.           

About the role:

Our growing Electronic Medical Equipment group is searching for additional, strong leadership to help ensure continued success in delivering high quality products across Boston Scientific.  As a Principal R&D Software Engineer, you'll be at the heart of that mission, developing best-in-class capital systems and software/firmware as part of our comprehensive portfolio of solutions.  In return for your unique combination of big-picture perspective, ability to execute rigorously, and strong desire to win in the marketplace you'll be a trusted leader collaborating with some of most dynamic minds in the business.  All in an environment that encourages people to take measured risks, learn from mistakes, and push the boundaries of engineering.      

Work Mode

This role follows an Onsite work model, requiring employees to be in our local office at least four days per week.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading software architecture, implementation, integration, and testing for complex, connected electronic medical equipment (“capital”) systems and systems-of-systems.
• Establishing best-practices for medical device software development and recruitment within the growing business franchise.
• Producing maintainable code and technical documentation.
• Collaborating with cross-functional and cross-divisional multi-national experts in a wide range of fields to solve complex engineering and business challenges.
• Translating highly technical results into easily understood recommendations that will influence senior stakeholders.
• Managing third party designers, vendors, and contractors to deliver high quality engineering solutions at an accelerated pace.

Required qualifications:

• 10+ years of software development experience in senior development and lead roles.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related discipline (such as Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, of Physics).
• Experience with bare metal and Real Time Operating Systems (e.g. Micrium, μC/OS, FreeRTOS, or similar).
• Experience with developing software/firmware for a variety of microcontrollers using embedded C/C++ and assembly language
• Experience working within an Agile software development environment.
• Implemented communication protocols, interfaced with devices using various protocols UART, I2C, SPI, BLE.
• Good understanding of debugging of Hardware and Software.
• Experienced with initialization of bus and clock interfaces for different GPIOs as required using datasheets and user manuals.
• Knowledge of reading schematic diagrams, bringing up board and boot loader to evaluate and analyze design.
• Comfortable using test tools like Function Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers.
• Good working experience with source management tools such as GIT/GitHub, Sourcetree, Bitbucket, SVN, AccuRev, Jira.
• Experience in Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) software practice in a regulated environment.
• Experience working within a quality system, IEC and ISO standards relevant to medical device software lifecycle and risk management (i.e. IEC 62304).
• Passion for understanding and solving problems for end users, with an ability to translate into software requirements, design, and test specifications.
• Passion for developing talent, mentoring, and building high-performance teams.
• Track record of strong cross-functional collaboration, influence without authority, and project management enabling highly effective project teams. 
• Proven self-starter who runs towards critical issues, ambiguous requirements, or loosely defined challenges with a demonstrated ability to rally teams to achieve business results.
• Comfortable debugging complex integrated systems spanning hardware, embedded and application software in medical devices.
• Demonstrated history of learning new platforms and development environments to best meet project needs.
• Travel: 10%

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in medical device industry or other highly regulated industry with a proven track record of deployment in commercial products.

Requisition ID: 598875 

Minimum Salary: $99100 

Maximum Salary: $188300 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. 

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status.  Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.  Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements.   As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions.  This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement.  The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.