Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Why engineering at Stryker? At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products. You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development. Need another reason to apply? Check out these 8 reasons to join Stryker's engineering team: We are proud to be named one of the World's Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine. Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting Who We Want: Dedicated achievers. Relentless about quality, people who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations. Curious learners. Engineers who seek out cutting-edge research and information to expand and enhance their ability to develop products. Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and system requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions. 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: As an R&D Staff Embedded Software Engineer, you will lead research, design, and develop embedded software devices for use by Orthopedic Surgeons to allow them to perform their procedures. You will be a key contributor to the software development process of embedded medical devices that support our Total Joint & Large Bone Power product lines. Technical Responsibilities: Lead the design and development of software components in alignment with requirements and architecture defined. Apply and mentor others on advanced engineering theories, principles, and concepts. Conduct, design, and select advanced prototyping and testing. Lead and guide in correction of complex product design issues. Conduct technology exploration and influence application in the business. Translate user needs to design inputs/ specifications and produce complex system level designs independently. Develop a number of invention disclosures, patents or trade secrets. Independently make design tradeoff decisions while designing multiple components of the system. Ability to generate and review the necessary documents with project teams. (requirements/design/architecture/bugs/test). Business Responsibilities: Contribute to competitive and market strategy by demonstrating in-depth knowledge of the market, customer dynamics and competitive offerings. Apply strong understanding of clinical procedures to enhance product development. Contribute to and execute customer facing activities like voice of customer and customer centric design in partnership with internal and external stakeholders. Demonstrates financial acumen. Med Device Compliance: Mentor others as a business unit expert on the usage of industry standards, including design requirements and test strategies per applicable regulations. Lead others to create and refine engineering documentation, such as the Design History file and creates more progressive technical content. Contribute to R&D procedures and development of industry standards working closely with cross-functional business units. General Responsibilities: Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success, both leading and influencing other leaders on the team. Identify and lead the creation of or improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology required. Execute and lead segments of complex product development to advance projects through the design /development/launch process. Contribute to complex product development through release and lead one technical area of expertise. Hold self and others accountable to deliver high quality results with passion, energy and drive to meet business priorities. Mentor, develop and inspire others in current and future roles. Lead code reviews for systems applying design principals, coding standards and best practices What You Will Need: Bachelor's Degree in Software/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field is required. 4+ years of experience with C/C in an embedded environment Preferred Qualifications: Programming Languages: Lead project software implementation using programming skills in VxWorks or similar Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS). Design and Development Skills: Ability to lead strategies in integrated development environments (IDE) for projects. Ability to lead strategies with tools for static/dynamic analysis, memory management, code coverage and techniques for analyzing software. Software Process Skills: Collaboratively influence the Software Development Life Cycle processes changes and best practices. Collaboratively influence the Application Lifecycle Management /Traceability best practices and tools. Collaboratively lead in creating estimates for code implementation time/resource for assigned tasks and projects. Regulatory and compliance standards applied to the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle). About Stryker Our benefits: 12 paid holidays annually Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. For a more detailed overview of our benefits or time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits About Stryker Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at Know someone at Stryker? Be sure to have them submit you as a referral prior to applying for this position. Learn more about our employee referral program on our referral page Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.