System Software Principal Engineer - Architect

The Noah Medical System Software Team is looking for a Full-Time Salaried Principal Software Eng / Architect to join a small and agile team of ambitious engineers solving some of the hardest challenges in medical technology today to enable the next generation of robotically assisted medical interventions.

This person will play a key role in the design and development of the software components driving our planning and delivery solution for the Galaxy system as well as shaping future solutions. They will work closely with control software, systems and instrument engineers as well as engineers from other groups to implement architecture decisions and lead and influence device software solutions based on product and user requirements.

We are looking for a candidate who has done it all, who enjoys and thrives working in a small start-up team on exciting engineering projects, and is ambitious, self-motivated, curious and passionate about revolutionizing the world of medical robotics.

A Day In The Life Of Our System Software Principal Engineer

• Architect

• Leads Design, Development, Integration and Testing of System Software Applications and Projects.

• Leads Platform Software Requirements definition and Design Reviews.

• Leads, receives, and provides continuous code reviews in peer-reviewed source code management platforms using web hosted repositories.

• Coaches' junior software engineers and code contributors from other teams.

• Responsible for the development and documentation of complex Windows applications embedded in state-of-art diagnostic bronchoscopy devices. These devices incorporate multiple real time and non-real time components and provide a custom and feature-rich GUI.

• Provides technical leadership including software architecture, high level design choices, technical standards, tools, and platforms.

• Develops and applies complex concepts and proposes new and unique approaches, methods, procedures and designs with regular use of ingenuity, creativity and originality to researching technical issues.

• Designs and develops event-driven state machine-based software modules interfacing with a distributed multi-platform system.

• Works and collaborates multi-functionally with product, systems, mechanical and clinical engineers in person and remotely to design and develop robust applications for the Galaxy platform.

• Provides excellent communication of technical and project level issues as they arise to support the needs of the entire Galaxy team.

• Other duties as assigned.

About You:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

• Proficient in the development of medical device software in an FDA regulated environment.

• Technical software project leadership experience (2+ years).

• Strong background and experience (10+ years) in building robust C# &.NET. applications interfacing with distributed multi-platform software systems (C++, QNX, Linux).

• Object Oriented Programming experience - design and development.

• Extensive Graphical User Interface development and customization using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern.

• Extensive experience with multi-threading and interprocess communication.

• Experience with C++/C# interoperability.

• Experience with TCP/IP networking.

• Familiar with Git based VCS and CD/CI pipelines.

• Strong understanding of asynchronous, event driven state-machine design and event driven architectures, preferably in medical devices.

• Excellent written and oral English communication skills are required.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of CFR 820.30 Design Controls, ISO 14971, IEC 62304.

• Experience with the Product Development cycle, Integration, Verification, Validation, Regulatory, and Quality systems.

• Development GUI and component development using WPF and MVVM with Caliburn Micro framework.

• Knowledge of Entity Framework / ADO.NET with Microsoft SQL DB.

• Familiarity with Helix Toolkit

• 3D viewports layout and navigation.

• SWIG
• Using DDS standard

• RTI.

• Experience with embedded and real time systems is a plus.

• Experience with Graphics Rendering (DirectX, OpenGL, etc) is a plus.

• Experience with Real Time Systems a plus.

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Benefits & Perks (For Full Time Employees):

• Competitive Salary

• Comprehensive health insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision+ HSA and FSA options

• Equity & Bonus Program

• Life Insurance (company paid & supplemental) and Disability insurance

• Mental health support through medical insurance programs

• Legal and Pet Insurance

• 12+ paid holidays, 15-20 days of PTO + use-what-you-need sick days

• Paid parental leave

• In-office snacks and beverages

• In-office lunch stipend

• Learning & Development Opportunities: On-demand online training and book reimbursement

• Team building and company organized social and celebration events