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The Position

We are looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our this role you will develop embedded software for LumiraDx Point of Care Instruments contributing to ongoing product enhancements and maintenance. You will collaborate with colleagues to define requirements identify risks and design and implement software that runs on or supports current versions or future developments of the Instrument. Your work will also support the laboratory-based prototyping informing the final device design which will be transitioned to manufacturing. Additionally you will cater to the needs of Test Strips development and commercialization through the software requirements of Instruments.

The Opportunity:

• You will contribute to technical requirements architecture specifications and interface design documents compliant with our established quality system and design controls.

• Design and implement embedded C software to quality standards for deployment on our medical device.

• Perform risk analysis and impact analysis of implemented software on the entire system.

• Lead software reviews and provide feedback on design and technical best practices.

• Lead development of technical requirements architecture specifications and interface design documents compliant with our established quality system and design controls.

• Create and maintain low-level driver firmware for MCU peripherals such as UART SPI I2C etc.

• Assist in prototype board debugging providing problem analysis test code if required and solution options.

• Define and execute unit testing verification activities using unit testing frameworks to demonstrate the software design has met specifications.

• Collaborate closely with System and Software Testers to ensure development of tests to adequately verify all software activities.

• Develop supporting software tools and tests to exercise and regression test software features

• Lead defect analysis and root cause problem-solving.

• Suggest continuous improvement by participating in sprint retrospectives and wider team improvement initiatives and help to implement the improvements.

Qualifications:

• Proven embedded software engineering experience.

• Proficient in embedded C development.

• Experience working under a QMS and developing software for medical devices under IEC 62304 or equivalent regulatory standards.

• Experience creating software requirements from product requirements.

• Experience creating clear technical specifications and design documentation.

• Experience with unit testing frameworks e.g. Unity Ceedling CMock.

• Experience with 16/32-bit Microcontrollers RTOSs multi-threaded and multi-processor systems communication protocols (SPI I2C TCP/IP).

• Knowledge of interrupt handling bootloaders flash operations and peripheral programming.

• Experience working in a formal Agile scrum development process (Scrum Kanban SAFe).

• Experience with software project management and code repository tools (e.g. Jira Git).

• Experience with code quality/reliability standards (e.g. MISRA).

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience in creating and maintaining a software system that enables effective setup of experiments captures experimental data and allows review and analysis of the experimental data.

• Experience in embedded GUI development and GUI frameworks.

• Experience in higher-level languages for data processing analysis and internal tool development (e.g. Python C# R).

On-site presence: This is a hybrid role requiring 60% (2-3 days per week) on-site presence at Maxim Park Motherwell central Scotland to leverage the collaborative environment.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together more than 100000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities foster creativity and keep our ambitions high so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Lets build a healthier future together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.