Embedded Software Team Lead

About the job

Our client, an innovative medical device research and development company, is seeking a Medical Device Software Engineering Lead to join their team. This is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for both the architecture and delivery of software for a complex, FDA-regulated medical device. You’ll work across every layer of the stack, including embedded device drivers and real-time control loops, Android-based UI, and cloud connectivity for data exchange, while leading a team of engineers through a structured, regulated development process from design through release.

This is an on-site role; remote and hybrid are not available.

How you will make an impact:

• Own and drive software architecture, technical direction, and key design decisions across embedded, Android, and cloud layers
• Design, implement, and verify medical device software with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and maintainability
• Lead a team of engineers, setting cadence (planning, standups, reviews) and holding the team accountable for progress and quality
• Plan releases and maintain status against them, ensuring all required inputs (features, bug fixes) are complete and testing is properly defined and passing before release
• Lead technical reviews (design, architecture, and code) and mentor junior engineers in both technical practice and ways of working
• Solve complex system-level problems across hardware and software boundaries, partnering closely with electrical, mechanical, and biomedical engineering
• Define, analyze, and maintain software requirements, interfaces, and development procedures within an FDA design-controls process
• Perform software risk and failure mode analysis in accordance with ISO 14971, and ensure lifecycle activities align with IEC 62304
• Develop and verify software test procedures to confirm requirements are met

Skills you will need to be successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience, and 5+ years of relevant experience
• Proven experience as a technical lead or go-to software engineer designing and implementing software/hardware systems for medical devices or other safety-critical, regulated products
• Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring junior engineers
• RTOS and embedded systems development experience (e.g., FreeRTOS, embedded Linux, or similar safety-critical platforms)
• Experience with Android application development
• Experience defining software requirements and architecture for large, multi-component software systems
• Experience developing and verifying software test procedures against defined requirements
• Familiarity with FDA design controls and medical device software standards (e.g., IEC 62304, ISO 14971) preferred
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to adapt rapidly to changing circumstances and technology
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail, with a genuine desire to teach and help others succeed
• Controls engineering experience beneficial but not required