Job title: Principal Software Engineer
Location: Parkmore, Galway
Benefits: Top salary, benefits and hybrid/ remote working
Company:
My client are a medical device company developing a new and innovative device to support the heart. Heart support devices are used by interventional cardiologists to stabilize patients in times of acute heart failure (cardiogenic shock) or patients undergoing high-risk coronary procedures (high-risk PCI). Their objective is to overcome the limitations of current assist devices by providing interventional cardiologists with a more effective and less invasive device. They are an enthusiastic team with diverse backgrounds and expertise located in the Netherlands and in Galway Ireland.
Job Description:
As a Principal Software Engineer the role will be a mix of hands-on development and management of the software team. This role is part of a small team. As such you will share the responsibility of realising the companies full potential alongside your peers. The successful candidate will have entrepreneurial spirit, the required persistence to succeed in a start-up environment, and the ability to work in a self-directed manner with minimal direction and supervision.
Responsibilities:
- Lead full life-cycle medical device Embedded Software development including prototyping efforts for FDA approved devices.
- Participate in design review process with the software engineering group, with attention on regulations and standards.
- Work as a hands on leader, supporting as a contributor as needed.
- Support software architecture, as a team leader.
- Software Experience: C, C++, C# etc.
- Develop and maintain embedded software for medical devices: Write, test, and debug code in C, C++, and C# to ensure high performance and reliability
Required Qualifications:
- 8-10+ years in Embedded SW or Firmware Engineering for medical device instrumentation or subsystems
- Prior full life-cycle experience, ideally through the manufacturing process as wel
- 3 years of professional work experience in an engineering Leadership capacity (Team Lead is preferable).
- Candidates must be experience in FDA regulation processes for medical device engineering efforts.
- Candidates should have a range of experience into engineering processes for embedded software and systems (C, C++), communication protocols, GUI development, algorithms design and implementation, etc.
- BS Degree candidates in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science will be considered, but MS degree candidates will be preferred.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages: Extensive experience with C, C++, and C# is essential. Familiarity with other languages such as Python or Java is a plus.
Does this sound like your next career move? For more info forward your application or contact me on 087 0612325 OR thomas.gallagher@lifescience.ie