Principal Embedded Engineer - Medical Devices - Cambridge

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11 months ago
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Principal Embedded Engineer - Medical Devices - Cambridge

Newton Colmore is partnered with an exciting medical devices innovator in Cambridge, and we are searching for an experienced embedded engineer to join the team.

You will be utilising your embedded software skills to develop novel solutions for a handheld medical device and wearable technology. This will include complete software development for the brand-new product still in development as well as for the testing equipment and the creation of the software quality management system.

Your focus will be on rapid development for clinical trials of the device to meet critical and ambitious milestones for this company and you will be working alongside fellow engineers and scientists in a multidisciplinary team.

As well as leading the development of the systems you will also have the opportunity to shape future research and development programmes and held build a new product from the ground up.

We are looking for people who have commercial experience of developing software for embedded systems, with C++ and bare metal understanding and a passion for working on technology that aims to improve lives.

Newton Colmore has a series of embedded software roles across a variety of sectors so do get in touch even if you lack medical devices experience.

As well as providing a great opportunity for you to work on a brand-new product within a environment that allows autonomy, the company is offering competitive packages which includes performances bonuses, market leading pension and a variety of other benefits.

For more information, make a confidential application now and a member of our team will be in touch with more details.

Newton Colmore Consulting is a highly specialist recruitment consultancy operating within the Medical Devices, Scientific Engineering, Scientific Software, Robotics, Science, Electronics Design, New Product Design, Human Factors, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Field Service Engineering sectors throughout Europe and the US

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