Firmware Engineer

The Firmware Engineer will be responsible for the firmware/embedded software development of medical devices and associated equipment for respiratory care. This role involves designing and debugging firmware for embedded processors, microcontrollers, and DSPs using C++ in real-time operating systems. The engineer will also create software requirements, architecture, and detailed design documents, manage product transitions from development to production, and ensure timely delivery within budget.

Must Have

• Design and develop firmware for respiratory care medical equipment.
• Create software requirements specifications, software architecture documents, and detailed software design documents.
• Design and debug firmware for embedded processors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, and other electronic components or circuits using C++.
• Design and debug multi-threaded firmware to run on various real-time operating systems.
• Use test and measurement apparatus, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, communication protocol analyzers, and signal generators.
• Manage the transition of products from the development stage to full-scale production.
• B.S. Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering.
• 4 - 9 years of related work experience.
• Expert level programming skills in C++ for real time environments.
• Experience developing software in various RTOS environments (e.g. FreeRTOS, VxWorks, Yocto Linux).
• Experience implementing highly optimized digital signal processing and pattern recognition algorithms.
• Experience with linear algebra/matrix processing and associated software packages (MATLAB, etc.).
• Experience estimating and planning software development projects.
• Experience using test and measurement equipment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite, including Microsoft Visio.

Job Title

Firmware Engineer

Job Description

Firmware Engineer

In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better

Looking at the challenges today the world is facing Philips’ purpose has never been more relevant. So, whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, you’ll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all.

The Firmware Engineer will be responsible for the firmware / embedded software development of medical devices and associated equipment.

You are responsible for

• Design and develop firmware for respiratory care medical equipment.
• Create software requirements specifications, software architecture documents, and detailed software design documents based on electrical schematics of the embedded hardware platform.
• Design and debug firmware for embedded processors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, and other electronic components or circuits using C++ programming languages.
• Design and debug multi-threaded firmware to run on various real-time operating systems.
• Use test and measurement apparatus, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, communication protocol analyzers, and signal generators, to ensure that firmware functions per design requirements.
• Manage relationships with software tools vendors, distributors, and subcontractors.
• Manage the transition of products from the development stage to full-scale production and ensure that products are delivered to market on time and on budget.
• Perform all these tasks under minimal supervision, and possess the ability to complete all phases of major projects

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following

• B.S. Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering required
• 4 - 9 years of related work experience
• Expert level programming skills in C++ for real time environments.
• Experience developing software in various RTOS environments (e.g. FreeRTOS, VxWorks, Yocto Linux).
• Experience implementing highly optimized digital signal processing and pattern recognition algorithms.
• Experience with linear algebra/matrix processing and associated software packages (MATLAB, etc.)
• Experience estimating and planning software development projects.
• Experience using test and measurement equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, communication protocol analyzers, and signal generators.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite, including Microsoft Visio.
• Ability to demonstrate strong attention to accuracy and detail.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.

Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

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About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here

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About Us

At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life.

For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health.

Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

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