Lead Firmware Engineer

Lead Firmware Engineer

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

In this exciting role as a lead Firmware Engineer, you will apply technical expertise towards developing world-class solutions using software engineering tools to solve highly complex technical problems related to surgical products. As an experienced engineer, you will prepare plans for your work, guide, and mentor other engineers, participate in technical reviews, select the most promising concepts, implement advances in current state-of-the-art software technology, and identify opportunities for productivity and quality improvement. As a technical leader, you will work closely with software development teams and cross-functional teams in an Agile environment (Scrum). You will ensure tests pass relative to design specifications, prepare formal documentation, and educate stakeholders regarding solutions. You will provide solutions that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity, and work is performed with minimal direction to determine technical objectives of assignments.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Develop and optimize embedded and system-level applications using C/C++ in a Linux environment.
• Design and implement Data Structures to optimize system performance and scalability.
• Work with Socket Programming to create efficient and secure communication protocols between distributed systems.
• Develop multi-threaded applications to maximize system throughput and responsiveness.
• Work on DEOS (Real-Time Operating System) to ensure high reliability and real-time functionality in embedded systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within the Platform COE to deliver high-performance solutions.
• Develop graphical user interfaces (GUIs) using QT for embedded or application-based systems.
• Design and implement platform-specific software solutions for diverse hardware environments.
• Perform unit testing, debugging, and performance analysis to identify and resolve issues.
• Participate in code reviews and adhere to best coding practices and standards.
• Troubleshoot and solve system-level issues in a multi-threaded, distributed environment.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelors/master's in computer science/Electronics Engineering with 10+ years of embedded software development in resource constraint and/or low energy environments
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming for embedded systems.
• Proven experience working with microcontrollers in real-time systems.
• Experience in Peripherals like UART/SPI/QSPI/I2C/DDR
• Expertise in embedded engineering projects, including developing unit, integration, and system-level tests.
• Experience with and deep understanding of Ethernet Network development
• Experience and a good understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Bamboo, Jenkins
• Experience with Linux Kernel and/or FreeRTOS
• Advanced knowledge of Linux / Yocto / XILINX SDK
• Comprehensive knowledge of the CMake Build system.
• Advanced knowledge of Python
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

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Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).