Senior Firmware Engineer
Globus Medical
Summary
Globus Medical, Inc. is a leading publicly traded orthopedic medical device company headquartered in Audubon, Pennsylvania, founded in 2003. The company specializes in the design, development, and commercialization of innovative musculoskeletal solutions that enable surgeons to promote healing in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Globus Medical has established itself as the fastest growing company in the history of orthopedics through its single-minded focus on advancing surgical technologies. The company's comprehensive product portfolio includes spinal implants, trauma solutions, artificial joints, and the revolutionary ExcelsiusGPS surgical robotic system for spine surgery. Their robotic navigation technology provides sub-millimeter accuracy for transpedicular drilling and screw placement procedures. Globus Medical also offers advanced surgical planning software and registry solutions like SpineTRACK and OrthoTRACK for comprehensive treatment outcomes data collection. The company's mission is to utilize superior engineering and technology to achieve pain-free, active lives for all patients, driving significant technological advancements across a complete suite of orthopedic products.
Job description
Primary Responsibilities
- Develop firmware on ARM Cortex M microcontrollers for new product designs and maintain past designs
- Responsible for using electrical engineering skills to optimize hardware-firmware integration and performance
- Interfacing with electrical engineers on the team to debug and troubleshoot firmware hardware interactions on custom PCBs
- Verifies designs against functional and/or acceptance tests to ensure firmware performs properly
- Coordinate with software teams to ensure firmware efficacy
- Supports Production / Manufacturing, internal testing and external customers when presented with quality / support issues. Prioritizes work to identify the root cause and create a corrective plan that ensures timely resolution of issues.
- Maintaining compliance with standards typical of the medical industry (IEC60601-1)
- Representing the company in a professional manner and uphold the highest standards of ethical business practices and socially responsible conduct in all interactions with other employees, customers, suppliers, and other third parties of Globus.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree with 3-5 years of firmware development experience required or Master’s degree with 1-3 years of experience
- Experience with different MCUs based on Cortex M architecture
- Experience in C/C++ and RUST embedded firmware development
- Experience in reading custom PCB schematics, layout and familiar with electrical fundamentals
- Experience working with serial communication protocols such as I2C, RS232, RS485, SPI, USB etc.
- Experience with motor control algorithms (FOC, Six-step, etc.)
- Experience with GitHub and other version control systems
- Experience in software/firmware development in accordance with IEC 62304
- Experience with FPGA programming is a plus
- Experience in Medical Device field a plus
- Ability to work independently and as a key contributor in small teams
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Motivated self-starter with good time management and organizational skills
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with 3-5 years of firmware development experience required or Master’s degree with 1-3 years of experience
- Experience with different MCUs based on Cortex M architecture
- Experience in C/C++ and RUST embedded firmware development
- Experience in reading custom PCB schematics, layout and familiar with electrical fundamentals
- Experience working with serial communication protocols such as I2C, RS232, RS485, SPI, USB etc.
- Experience with motor control algorithms (FOC, Six-step, etc.)
- Experience with GitHub and other version control systems
- Experience in software/firmware development in accordance with IEC 62304
- Experience with FPGA programming is a plus
- Experience in Medical Device field a plus
- Ability to work independently and as a key contributor in small teams
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Motivated self-starter with good time management and organizational skills
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
Company overview
Globus Medical, Inc. is a leading publicly traded orthopedic medical device company headquartered in Audubon, Pennsylvania, founded in 2003. The company specializes in the design, development, and commercialization of innovative musculoskeletal solutions that enable surgeons to promote healing in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Globus Medical has established itself as the fastest growing company in the history of orthopedics through its single-minded focus on advancing surgical technologies. The company's comprehensive product portfolio includes spinal implants, trauma solutions, artificial joints, and the revolutionary ExcelsiusGPS surgical robotic system for spine surgery. Their robotic navigation technology provides sub-millimeter accuracy for transpedicular drilling and screw placement procedures. Globus Medical also offers advanced surgical planning software and registry solutions like SpineTRACK and OrthoTRACK for comprehensive treatment outcomes data collection. The company's mission is to utilize superior engineering and technology to achieve pain-free, active lives for all patients, driving significant technological advancements across a complete suite of orthopedic products.