Staff Software Engineer, R&D - NPD

Stryker Instruments’ Interventional Spine (IVS) Business is a rapidly expanding team dedicated to partnering with our customers to develop cutting-edge products. As we grow, we’re seeking dynamic and innovative engineers to spearhead the design of our next-generation programs. In this role, you will play an integral part in our embedded software development process, refine your technical and professional skills, and bring groundbreaking products to market. We look forward to receiving your application!

This hybrid role is based in Portage, MI, with an expectation of being in the office 3-4 days per week.

Check out the IVS business: Stryker IVS

Who We Want

• Curious learners. Engineers who seek out cutting-edge research and information to expand and enhance their ability to develop products.
• User-focused creators. Engineers who design with the user in mind, developing medical devices that help change patients’ lives.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
• Motivated product launchers. Engineers who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision.

What You Will Do

• Design and develop software components and sub-systems for medical devices
• Develop automated embedded software test methods in the cloud and on target
• Ensure quality code deliveries by means of code review, static analysis, automated tests
• Author software detail design and review electrical to software interface documents
• Conduct advanced problem-solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against component and sub-system requirements
• Conduct and design research and studies to support advanced product design
• Translate user needs to design inputs/specifications and produce advanced component and sub-system level designs
• Analyze and correct complex product design issues, using independent judgment.
• Independently balance design tradeoffs while designing a component of the system.
• Develop and design software systems per requirements and architecture defined.
• Code development time/resource estimation to support projects.

What you need

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, or related field. 
• Requires a minimum of 4+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years developing firmware/embedded software for a variety of system on chips (AMD Zynq preferred)
• C/C++ (14 and above) OOPs-based application development on embedded real time systems
• FreeRTOS or equivalent
• QP Real-time embedded frameworks or equivalent.
• VHDL development as part of a SOC that contains processing and logic systems
• CANOpen or similar serial bus protocols.
• Good Knowledge of embedded applications, Board support, drivers, and utilities.
• Device drivers for I2C, SPI, CAN, and other similar peripherals
• Understanding of hardware interface to software and troubleshooting the electrical inputs and outputs of embedded environment.
• Understanding of systems that include  more than one physical processing unit