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Sanner America (previously known as Gilero) is a trusted partner for medical and drug delivery device development and healthcare packaging, offering expertise in design, development, and manufacturing solutions. With a passion for innovation and a commitment to excellence, we help bring life-enhancing products to market efficiently and effectively. Join our team and contribute to improving lives worldwide. In this role you will lead embedded software projects and apply high-level software knowledge and skills for medical device and drug delivery applications.\nIf you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and like ensuing high-quality outcomes working with customers, vendors, and internal teams, this is the opportunity for you. As part of the Sanner Group, we share a global culture built on collaboration, transparency, agility, and shared success, united by one purpose: Protecting Health. \nResponsibilities\nActs as technical lead and thought leader throughout the full product development lifecycle from initial concept to release to market of new medical devices; primarily class I and class II electro-mechanical devices.\nDesigns, develops, and tests embedded firmware.\nServes as an architect and/or software technical lead for product development projects.\nLeads and participates in systems and integration testing, unit testing, and code reviews.\nAnalyzes and enhances efficiency, stability and scalability of system resources.\nCoordinates activities with other software developers both internal and external.\nLeads and participates in writing product and customer requirements, design and phase reviews, product and process risk assessments, root cause investigations, and corrective action planning.\nAuthors and advises on test planning and protocols for design verification and validation.\nAnalyzes test data, interprets results, and formulates conclusions.\nMaintains the Design History File (DHF) to ensure documents are complete, accurate, current, and compliant with regulations.\nOwns and manages the development and improvement of software engineering tools, processes, and systems and trains others that are working within and managing those systems.\nIdentifies technical opportunities and generates work for themselves and across the company.\nDefines and leads objectives and oversees quality of output for large or complex projects.\nSolves open-ended problems and tasks with a high level of decision making and autonomy.\nFormulates and develops detailed project deliverables with minimal management oversight.\nCommunicates technical risks and proposed solutions clearly and directly with the customer.\nSources and interfaces with third party vendors.\nActs as subject matter expert (SME) lead in one or more areas and remains current and contributes to industry trends.\nParticipates in seminars or other speaking engagements on behalf of the company.\nSupports business development efforts as a SME to potential customers and leading multidisciplinary engineering estimations.\nRefers new business to the company based on established trust and rapport in industry.\nActs as a role model and mentor; coordinates and delivers group training sessions.\nParticipates in recruitment activities including interview panels.\nTravel will be required, as necessary (typically less than 10%).\nSkills/Qualifications:\nBS in Engineering or equivalent technical degree.\n12+ years relevant experience.\nExperience developing embedded software for medical devices, preferred.\nProven ability to lead a product development program from concept to market release.\nProven track record of fully developing embedded software and architectures.\nExpertise in software development in C/C++ for microcontrollers / microprocessors\nExpertise and experience integrating firmware and application software systems, preferred.\nExpertise in using various software tools including Gitlab, Tessy, Docker, JIRA, JAMA, preferred.\nExpertise with programming RISC and ARM-based microcontrollers, preferred.\nProficiency with hardware debugging (digital and analog), preferred.\nExpertise in OS coding techniques, IP protocols, interfaces and data management, preferred.\nProficiency with development drivers and middleware for Linux, preferred.\nProficiency with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review, preferred.\nWorking knowledge of agile methodologies and continuous integration/continuous\ndeployment (CI/CD) practices, preferred.\nWorking knowledge of cybersecurity principles and considerations in medical device software development, preferred.\nProficiency with developing products for compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 820.30, 21 CFR\nPart 4, ISO14971, ISO 13485 and EU MDR, preferred.\nPersonal Attributes:\nDemonstrates and consistently supports Sanner America’s Core Values of Collaboration, Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity.\nProductive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.\nCommits to excellence and quality service to external and internal customers.\nAdheres to established policies and procedures, while contributing to continuous improvements.\nEligibility To Work:\nAbility to pass a pre-employment background check.\nApplicants must be permanently authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.\nSanner America does not offer sponsorship for employment authorizations (work visas).\nWe are an E-Verify employer and confirm work authorization for all new hires.\nWhy Sanner America?\nHeadquartered in Durham, North Carolina, Sanner America is the North American business of the Sanner Group and an end-to-end partner for medical devices, drug delivery systems, and healthcare packaging. Carrying forward the Gilero legacy of more than two decades of medical device design, development, and manufacturing, our teams take products from concept to commercialization. Our culture is built on collaboration, transparency, agility, and shared success, united by the Sanner Group purpose: Protecting Health. 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