2 years ago
San Diego, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$185k - $210k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture, design, implementation, and review of complex embedded, application, and connected-device software subsystems.
- Own product- and system-level technical decisions, resolve architectural and interface issues, and shape implementation strategies and tradeoffs.
- Develop capabilities for secure device connectivity, communications, device identity and configuration, diagnostics, logging, software updates, serviceability, and device or fleet management.
- Manage software lifecycle deliverables and traceability from requirements through architecture, implementation, risk controls, verification, release, and post-release changes.
- Partner with Quality, Systems Engineering, System Verification, Hardware, Product, Regulatory, Service, and other functions on software risk, reliability, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements.
- Evaluate alternatives, address technical debt, and introduce improvements to capability, reuse, extensibility, reliability, security, serviceability, and engineering effectiveness.
- Provide technical estimates, identify dependencies and risks, mentor and coach engineers, strengthen reviews, and contribute to technical hiring.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related technical field is required; an advanced degree is a plus.
- At least 12 years of professional software development experience with complex embedded, connected, or software-intensive products.
- Experience with formal product-development and design-control processes for medical devices or comparable regulated or safety-critical systems.
- Direct medical-device or in-vitro diagnostic software experience is preferred.
- Strong proficiency in ANSI C and C++, with practical experience in embedded Linux and/or RTOS-based systems.
- Experience designing or delivering network-connected devices, including secure communications, diagnostics, configuration, software updates, serviceability, and device management.
- Advanced understanding of real-time software, multithreading, synchronization, fault handling, memory management, and interprocess communication.
- Ability to develop clear, testable software requirements and support traceability, risk analysis, verification, and regulated development processes.
- Scripting expertise with Python or a similar language, plus networking experience with TCP/IP, NAT, Layer 2 switching, firewalls, DHCP, and remote device management.
- Experience with Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, JIRA, code reviews, CI/CD, defect tracking, and configuration management.
- Experience with Qt or similar application and UI frameworks is a plus.
- Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, architectural influence, estimation, and communication skills.
Benefits
- Annual base salary range of $185,000 to $210,000, with bonus eligibility.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
- Paid vacation and sick leave.
- Approximately 10% travel is required.
- Equal Opportunity employer with disability accommodations available for the application process.
About Werfen
Werfen builds in vitro diagnostic instruments, assays, and reagents for hemostasis, acute care, transfusion, autoimmunity, and transplant testing, sold to hospitals and clinical laboratories worldwide. It also runs an OEM business that develops customized assays and biomaterials, plus services and consumables that accompany its analyzers. Founded in 1966 and headquartered in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), the privately held company operates directly in about 30 countries and distributes in 100+ territories.