Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

Position Summary:

The candidate will participate in the design, development, testing, and support of next generation dialysis instruments at Fresenius Medical Care. They will be collaborating with a diverse team of cross-disciplinary engineers and work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will contribute at the architecture, design, and implementation stages, exhibiting outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Apply state-of-the-art methods in creating software systems for NxStage products; develop improvements to existing designs

• Apply the principles of software configuration management, software life cycle, and software maintainability

• Participate in multidisciplinary teams, including pairing with other engineers to solve complex problems

• Investigate the feasibility of new projects, systems, or approaches

• Create requirements and specification documents

• Create and execute unit tests as part of software validation efforts

• Provide technical support for product research, design & development, integration, and testing

• Create product use cases, story boards, and interaction process flows; develop software architecture and code to support user interactions

• Support usability testing and human factors engineering, including working with customers to create and refine robust user interfaces

• Develop software in multiple levels / areas, including embedded processing / driver development, GUI development, algorithm development & implementation, alarm handling, connectivity, etc

• Assist in debugging existing designs and in developing reliability improvements for the same

• Follow Design Control SOPs for projects and programs, including following the software development lifecycle

• Work with Quality Assurance to meet the requirements of our internal Quality System, including specific requirements of GMPs, FDA QSR, relevant IEC standards including 62304, and ISO 9001

Education & Qualification:

• BS in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar relevant discipline

• 7+ (5+ with master’s degree) years of experience in software product engineering and development with increasing responsibility

Requirements:

• Ability to work independently or in small teams

• Experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle

• C and/ C++ Language Skills

• Medical device or other safety critical device development.

• Advanced analytical and design skills

• Strong knowledge of project lifecycles, software development environments, and source control techniques

• Experience with and knowledge pertaining to Real Time Operating Systems

• Experience writing embedded device drivers

• Experience developing and debugging software on embedded processors utilizing JTAG or similar debugging tools

EO/AA Employer: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.