Principal Firmware Architect

Job Title
Principal Firmware Architect

Job Description

Effective Tuesday, January 4, 2022, all U.S.-based employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID as a condition of employment at Philips*. Employees may request a reasonable accommodation. *Montana employees are currently excluded from this requirement at this time.

If you are a Colorado resident and this role is a field-based or remote role, you may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request. You may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.

Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.

But it's not just what we do, it's who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common: An unwavering sense of purpose and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers' needs. It's what inspires us to create meaningful solutions - the kind that make a real difference - when it matters most.

The world and our customers' needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. That's why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better

Looking at the challenges the world is facing today Philips' purpose has never been more relevant. So, whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, you'll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all.

The Principal Firmware Engineer will be responsible for the firmware / embedded software development of portable medical monitoring devices and associated equipment.

You are responsible for

• Design and develop firmware for mobile cardiac monitoring and telemetry equipment.
• Create software requirements specifications, software architecture documents, and detailed software design documents based on electrical schematics of the embedded hardware platform.
• Design and debug firmware for embedded processors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, and other electronic components or circuits using assembly, C, and/or C++ programming languages.
• Design and debug multi-threaded firmware to run on various real-time operating systems.
• Use test and measurement apparatus, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, communication protocol analyzers, and signal generators, to ensure that firmware functions per design requirements.
• Manage relationships with software tools vendors, distributors, and subcontractors.
• Manage the transition of products from the development stage to full-scale production, and ensure that products are delivered to market on time and on budget.
• Direct and coordinate operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment in field installations as required.
• Perform all of these tasks under minimal supervision, and possess the ability to complete all phases of major projects

To succeed in this role, you'll need a customer-first attitude and the following

• B.S. Electrical or Computer Engineering required
• 10+ years of related work experience
• Expert level programming skills in C and C++ for real time environments.
• Experience developing software in various RTOS environments (e.g. FreeRTOS, VxWorks, Yocto Linux).
• Experience implementing highly optimized digital signal processing and pattern recognition algorithms.
• Experience with linear algebra/matrix processing and associated software packages (MATLAB, etc.)
• Experience estimating and planning software development projects.
• Experience reading and understanding printed circuit board schematics.
• Experience using test and measurement equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, communication protocol analyzers, and signal generators.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite, including Microsoft Visio.
• Ability to demonstrate strong attention to accuracy and detail.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks.

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.

How we work at Philips

Our newly adopted hybrid work concept fuses flexibility with collaboration to deliver great outcomes for our people and our customers. We are embracing an approach wherein we spend more time together than apart - which for full-time employees translates to an average of at least 3 days working from the office and up to 2 days from home - for our hybrid roles.

Hybrid work flexibility means people can meet the changing demands of work and home in the most balanced, productive, and healthy way.

Our hybrid working model is defined in 3 ways:

We believe in the importance of impactful collaboration: There's a certain energy when everyone's in the same room that can heighten idea generation and creative friction needed for problem-solving.

We embrace flexibility: Choosing where, when, and how to work can vary according to task and team schedules. Flexibility isn't office or online, it means choosing the space that works best for you, your teams, and our customers on a case-by-case basis.

We want to be at our best: The way we work, and our workspaces are designed to support our well-being, offer career advancement opportunities, and enable us to be at our best.

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It's a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on innovative, customer-first health technology solutions. Help us improve the health and well-being of billions of people, every year. Ultimately creating a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.

Visit our careers website to explore what it's like working at Philips, read stories from our employee blog, find information about our recruitment process and answers to some frequently asked questions.

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As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.
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