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Boston Scientific Clonmel is at the forefront of some of the industry’s most complex medical devices. The pacemakers, defibrillators, spinal cord stimulators and deep brain stimulators, that are designed, developed and manufactured in Clonmel, help treat the world’s major health issues.
We work at the cutting edge of technology to make a world of difference in patients’ lives, pushing the boundaries of today’s innovations that lead to tomorrow’s medical solutions. Today our implantable CRM (Cardiovascular Rhythm Management) devices minimise sudden cardiac death. Tomorrow we will offer more patients a way to protect their heart without touching it. Today our Neuromodulation devices relieve the symptoms for those who suffer from chronic pain.
We also treat people with Parkinson’s Disease, Dystonia and Essential Tremors. Tomorrow’s technology will offer relief to patients with neurological movement disorders. Our dedication to advancing science for life helps patients around the globe live longer, healthier lives.
As a world leader in the medical device industry, we are continuously striving to improve the quality of patient care and as a result our products are constantly evolving. We are actively looking for graduates with enthusiasm and energy who want to work at the forefront of the medical device industry. As an employer we know that to get the best, we have to give the best.
That is why our Graduate Programme is committed to giving each graduate a variety of experience within our organisation and structured on the job training. This position is a perfect opportunity for an ambitious person to gain exceptional experience in a large manufacturing multinational that will highly benefit their future career and compliment his/her studies.
During the Programme, graduates will have the opportunity to work on cutting edge technology in a state of the art facility with the most up to date equipment and technology.
About the Role
The candidate will contribute their software skill set and expertise to all stages of the medical device development and sustaining engineering activities across a number of projects.
The engineer will be required to develop technological solutions and lead all activities relating to the electronic development. Your responsibilities include:
- Develop and test software as part of a system, document and troubleshoot issues, and work with instrument and hardware
- Partner with cross functional team on hardware selection for new designs
- Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support a wide range of products
- Participate in software system architecture development and document software requirements and development plan
- Perform detailed design analysis and reviews with hardware engineering team to achieve product performance, cost, reliability, and manufacturability requirements
- Track firmware related issues and lead resolution of issues with a well-documented and methodical approach
- Develop firmware test and verification plans and protocols, and conduct prototype testing and verification testing
- Work closely with other engineering teams to debug/integrate
- Collaborate with program managers to create and manage development plans and project plans related to software development
- Contribute to the creation and update of relevant software documentation, risk management documentation, issue tracking, configuration management, test reports etc.
Requirements/Experience
- Level 8 degree in relevant electronic, electrical, computer science engineering discipline essential
- Must have graduated within the last two years or be due to graduate by September 2023
- Relevant work experience/ co-op programme completed
- Strong system skills and aptitude
- Good communication skills, teamwork abilities and initiative
- Proven ability to work well as part of a team & on own with minimum supervision
- Enthusiastic self-starter
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Eligible to work in Ireland
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic, Computer engineering or equivalent
Experience Requirements
- Knowledge of C, C++ on microcontrollers/microprocessors or FPGA devices
- Good knowledge in Linux operating systems
- Expertise with Embedded fundamentals and interfaces
- Strong HW / FW bring-up and debugging skills. Must be able to work with hardware lab equipment
- Experience in technical specification and report writing
- Must have the ability to work well with a variety of individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds and the ability to also work independently
- Experience with communication buses such as I2C, SPI and RS232
