Software Engineer - Embedded Design at QIAGEN in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Job Description:

Overview

At the heart of QIAGEN's business is a vision to make improvements in life possible. We are on an exciting mission to make a real difference in science and healthcare. We are still the entrepreneurial company we started out as and have today achieved a size where we can bring our full power to many initiatives and to our presence across the globe. Our most valuable asset are our employees - more than 5000 in over 35 locations around the world. Our ambition is to ensure we have outstanding and passionate people working in the best teams and we are constantly looking for new talent to join us. There are few players who have shaped the world of modern science and healthcare as much as QIAGEN, and we have only just started. If you are looking to advance your career, are seeking new challenges and opportunities, enjoy working in dynamic and international, diverse teams and want to make a real impact on people's lives, then QIAGEN is where you need to be.

Join us. At QIAGEN, you make a difference every day.

Position Description

The Software Engineer will be responsible for supporting low-level embedded design for a medical diagnostic instrument. Design elements include, communication protocols, motion control, fluorescence sensing and heater controls.

Responsibilities:

- Support development and debugging of existing embedded C designs
- Create and maintain software requirements, architecture, and design documentation
- Modify existing software to fix errors, improve the overall quality and functionality or update compatibility with other software
- Identify and fix gaps in the design related to functionality or documentation
- Develop and/or perform software automated testing procedures, solutions, and frameworks to ensure software functions as needed
- Participate in design and code reviews

Position Requirements

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of programming experience, shipping code and unit tests in an Object-Oriented Programming language (embedded C)
- Experience with embedded design (C code)
- Experience in graphical user design for Microsoft Window Applications
- Strong commitment to quality designs, automation, and documentation. Device is a medical product that must maintain a high level of quality and documentation
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite

The following are considered a plus:
- Experience with Python and/or PowerShell scripting
- Experienced with STMicrocontrollers or ARM architecture
- Knowledge of source control configuration and issue tracking tools
- Experience with serial communication: RS232, I2C, One-Wire, USB, CAN
- Experience with EEPROM and FLASH memory interfacing and architecture
- Experience with basic hardware tools: Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supply, programmers, etc.
- Experience in a regulated industry.

Disclaimer

Relocation is not available for this position.

What we offer

At the heart of QIAGEN are our people who drive our success. We act with passion, always challenging the status quo to drive innovation and continuous improvement. We inspire with our leadership and make an impact with our actions. We create a collaborative, safe and engaging workplace which forms the basis for high performing individuals and teams. We drive accountability and entrepreneurial decision-making and want you to excel your growth and shape the future of QIAGEN.

QIAGEN is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including but not limited to assumptions about a person's appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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