# Principal Embedded Software Engineer - FPGA

Work Flexibility: HybridThe Principal Embedded Software Engineer (FPGA) is a technical leadership role responsible for architecting and guiding the development of complex FPGA-based and embedded software systems used in Software in a Medical Device (SiMD) products. This position serves as the technical authority for FPGA architecture, hardware/software co-design, and embedded platform development while ensuring alignment among stakeholder needs, system architecture, regulatory requirements, and product implementation. The role provides technical leadership across multiple product development programs and collaborates closely with Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Manufacturing, Product Management, and Project Management teams. The role ensures traceability from stakeholder needs through software requirements, implementation, verification, and risk control activities in accordance with design controls and the software development lifecycle. What You Will Do Lead the architecture, design, implementation, integration, and verification of complex FPGA-based and embedded software systems for medical devices, including SoC and stand-alone FPGA ar

- **Id**: 4023655
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/stryker-principal-embedded-software-engineer-fpga>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Grand Rapids, United States, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T16:09:07Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T16:09:07Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5690
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Surgical Instruments & Devices, Orthopedic & Spine Implants, Neurotech & Neuromodulation, Hospital Equipment & Furniture

## Company

- **Id**: 2579
- **Name**: Stryker
- **Domain**: stryker.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/stryker>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 131
- **Ghost share**: 0.008
- **Stale share**: 0.588
- **Repost share**: 0.023
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 34
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 135600
- **Max**: 225900
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 225900

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Design Controls** — Optional: no
- **Design History File** — Optional: no
- **SystemVerilog** — Optional: no
- **Verilog** — Optional: no
- **VHDL** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: yes
- **IEC 62304** — Optional: yes
- **ISO 13485** — Optional: yes
- **ISO 14971** — Optional: yes
- **Linux** — Optional: yes
- **RTOS** — Optional: yes
- **Xilinx Vivado** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T16:09:07Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 73 · green card filings: 27; Filings 12m: 73

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 34
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T16:56:52Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 225900
- **Is top pay**: no

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