Holliston, Massachusetts
Embedded Software Engineer Job Opening in Holliston, Massachusetts - Embedded Software Engineer
Liberating Technologies, Inc., Holliston, MA
Liberating Technologies, Inc. (LTI) has an immediate opening for a position that requires an individual with an embedded systems background to perform a number of duties in the field of medical device product design, development. The ideal candidate would have at least 3-5 years of relevant industry experience in embedded firmware development. In addition, any candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. Sponsoring for work visa is not available at this time.
Education Required:
At a minimum Bachelor?s with concentrations in CE, EE, or CS.
Ideally 3-5yrs experience but we are willing to consider candidates right out of school with some work experience or a Master?s degree.
The Ideal Candidate Has Knowledge Of/Experience With :
Embedded Systems design including:
Firmware development for Microcontroller technologies (ARM Cortex-M, megaAVR, PIC, MSP430)
Digital bus communication protocols (e.g. CAN, I2C, SPI, USB, RS232)
Real-time analog and digital signal acquisition and processing
Power management and deployment on portable, battery-powered systems
Data logging and working with file systems
Software requirements creation, documentation, testing
Software Versioning tools (e.g. GIT, SVN or similar)
Working on multiple projects simultaneously
Other Areas of Expertise That Would Be Beneficial Include:
Embedded real-time operating systems or bare-metal
Wireless communication including Bluetooth LE
Embedded electronics hardware design
Digital to Analog signal conversion and working with various sensor technologies
Mechatronics expertise, motor drive and other actuator control systems
Data Acquisition and control with LabVIEW
Scripting experience with MATLAB
Mobile Application Development (e.g. Android, iOS)
Medical device experience including Human subject data logging privacy (including HIPAA confidentiality)
Biological signal acquisition and processing (especially EMG)
Prior work in a rehabilitation engineering field
Ideal Software Skills: Firmware development environments, LabVIEW, MATLAB, MS Office
Ideal Programming Languages: C, C++
Tasks will likely include the:
Implementation of microcontroller firmware that will be applied to the control of both upper- and lower-limb prosthetic and orthotic devices as well as other rehabilitation technologies. These controllers will accept various sensor inputs and control various outputs (e.g. motors, LEDs, etc.).
System integration of various analog and digital to prototype various devices and conduct product evaluation trials.
Develop embedded devices such as data loggers to obtain research data in addition to executing control algorithm implementation and actuator control systems.
Create and manage software requirements and documentation including defect tracking
Rapid prototyping of concepts for feasibility studies
Hands on building and testing of prototype systems
Liberating Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of prosthetic devices for adults and children that was recently acquired by College Park Industries. The company specializes in high-technology solutions to prosthetic systems with a focus toward powered upper-limb prosthetics. LTI has been in business for fifteen years as a standalone company and in late 2008 began to expand and grow their government funded research program, which will provide a majority of the support for this position.
Examples of projects include developing open source communication tools for the prosthetic industry, creating an instrumented scoliosis brace to monitor the quality of fit to optimize clinical outcomes, developing a powered hand orthosis for musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation, developing technologies to remove perspiration and heat from a prosthetic socket, developing portable mechanisms to improve blood flow in dysvascular limbs, improving fabrication techniques for advanced prosthetic sockets, optimizing prosthetic foot selection for an individual based on their balance capabilities, creating innovative hand/wrist controllers based on EMG inputs ,and developing an interface with commercial gaming systems to create a motivational prosthetic training tool.
Liberating Technologies Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Full-time
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