Senior Electronics Software Design Engineer

BH-234438
  • Competitive
  • England East Anglia Bishop's Stortford
  • Permanent
  • Life Sciences
Senior Electronics Software Design Engineer / Hertfordshire / Medical Devices / Permanent


We are currently supporting one of our key clients looking to add a highly skilled Senior Electronics Software Design Engineer to their staff on a permanent basis. 

An exciting time to be joining a close-knit team on site in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, as a Senior Electronics Software Design Engineer with a world leading company in decontamination & sterility of Surgical Equipment.

As a dedicated Senior Electronics Software Engineer under the supervision of the R&D Manager, you will be responsible for the design and development of control applications for sonic washers/irrigator and disinfectors. They are responsible for the architectural design of reliable software solutions and applies rigorous documentation requirements following established medical device standards.

Job function & Responsibilities
*Responsible to design and develop software solutions for medical devices and/or medical IT applications on a variety of platforms.
*Analyze product/system-level requirements and translates them into software specifications. Determine technical feasibility of new product features.
*Designs, implements, tests, and debugs applications according to corporate and departmental standards and procedures on new and sustaining engineering projects.
*Creates software development process documentation including requirements, design, interface specifications, verification documentation, software plans and reports.
*Leads the software development efforts for a project. May act as a leader to junior engineers although not directly responsible for their management. 
*Works independently on routine and semi-routine activities.  Receives guidance on unusual/complex issues and approval on plans and larger-scale designs.
*Collaborates with groups outside of direct responsibilities including other engineering groups, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, etc. for project planning, analysis of product requirements and design reviews to outline proposed solutions.

Person Specification 
*Requires 5+ years of related engineering experience.
*Bachelor’s Degree in computer engineering, computer science, software or electrical engineering or equivalent.
*Experience with software code analysis, task effort estimation, and execution to plan.
*Experience performing software requirement analysis and definition.
*Practical experience in C/C++, C# and Javascript, object-oriented analysis and design, and multi-threaded/multi-tasking programming, or practical experience in PLC programming.
*Experience in User Interface (UI)/Human Machine Interface (HMI) development, which may include HMI touch screens or Graphical UIs.
*Software quality assurance to include unit and integration test development and execution, and code inspection and reviews.
*Experience using software integrated development environments (IDEs) and tools to include configuration management (version control), defect management and code analysis tools.
*Experience in performing Cybersecurity analysis and documentation.
*Experience in the implementation of infrastructure and applications for Manufacturing, Installation, and Serviceability.
*Understanding of development for a resource-constrained target environment with specific performance requirements.
*Understanding of usability / human factors is desired.
*Experience with medical device development and/or experience in working in a regulated industry that requires formalized software development processes and software risk management.      
*Desirable skills in following specific areas: .Net Framework, WPF, MSTEST, Azure Dev Ops Pipelines, PIC32 Microcontrollers, GIT, SVN, NodeJs, AngularJs, VueJs, MondoDB, SQLIf this sounds like you or you’d like some more information before you decide, please do get in touch!

Kyle.greenwood@nesfircroft.com
0161 942 2125

With over 90 years combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world’s leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, Automotive, and Chemicals sectors worldwide. We are a people-focused business, and with over 100 offices in 45 countries, we have access to the best talent wherever it may be in the world.

NES Fircroft offers a full range of staffing solutions: Contract, Permanent (Direct) Hire, Managed Solutions, or a fully outsourced service. These services are complemented by an industry-leading support service and global mobility package to ensure our clients keep hold of the top talent in a compliant manner for as long as they need it.

For more information, please visit https://www.nesgt.com/disciplines/life-science.


With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, Automotive and Chemicals sectors worldwide.With more than 100 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.

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