Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

The Senior Staff Firmware Developer is responsible for the design, development, and optimization of firmware and embedded software components for Cocoon® Platform. The team prioritizes meeting regulatory and industry standards, offering diligent software solutions for the medical device industry. This role requires a confirmed technical background in firmware and embedded software development, deep technical leadership skills along with the ability to collaborate optimally with multi-functional teams to drive the successful delivery of software projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for product architecture and design decisions related to firmware, embedded software, and integration of software, firmware and hardware components.

• Support integration of .NET-based applications and services with embedded systems to enable flawless communication between software layers.

• Firmware Development: Be responsible for the design, implementation, and optimization of firmware solutions, ensuring consistency to regulatory standards and quality requirements.

• Embedded Software Design: Design and develop embedded software solutions, including device drivers, communication protocols, and real-time operating systems (RTOS), to support the functionality and performance requirements.

• Testing and Verification: Identify and implement tools and equipment required for firmware / embedded software unit testing and verification, including automated testing.

• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure that firmware and embedded software solutions align with regulatory requirements for medical devices, including safety, security, and quality standards, and participate in regulatory submissions and audits as needed. Maintain a deep understanding of industry regulations and standards, ensuring that the firmware and embedded software development processes align with relevant guidelines (ISO 62304, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 13485).

• multi-functional Teamwork: Collaborate closely with hardware engineers, systems engineers, MSAT, and regulatory affairs professionals to define software requirements, design constraints, and system architectures.

• Performance Optimization: Optimize firmware and embedded software for performance, power efficiency, and reliability, leveraging standard methodologies in embedded system design and implementation.

• Risk Management: Conduct risk assessments and hazard analyses for firmware and embedded software components, identifying and mitigating potential risks to patient safety and device functionality.

• Documentation and Traceability: Maintain detailed documentation of firmware and embedded software designs, requirements, and test results, and establish traceability between software artifacts and regulatory requirements.

Key Requirements:

• Extensive experience in firmware development for medical imaging devices, patient monitoring systems, supervised medical devices, or lab equipment.

• Proficient in programming MCUs based on Arm® Cortex®-M7 core in C/C++ using NPX MCUXpresso IDE, and debugging with J-Link adapter.

• Skilled in building embedded solutions with μTasker RTOS and integrating peripherals such as GPIO, UART, SPI, ADC, USB, and CAN.

• Experience implementing data interfaces for hardware integration using CANbus, Serial Port, MODbus, and Object Dictionaries.

• Strong background in developing PID and sophisticated control logic algorithms in firmware.

• Experience with firmware testing through Python scripts, VectorCAST automation, and using hardware communication tools like PuTTY.

• Familiar with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) using Azure DevOps, and working in regulated environments with quality management systems (QMS).

• Experience with .NET technologies (e.g., .NET Core, C#), especially in scenarios involving application-level software interfacing with embedded systems.

• Understanding of software architecture patterns used in .NET for distributed systems or communication middleware is a plus.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving, attention to detail, and the ability to work optimally in multi-functional teams.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Confirmed leadership in mentoring software developers and testers, encouraging innovation and collaboration.

The ideal candidate will be geographically located in the East coast or Midwestern US. Approximately 10% travel required, including internal meetings.

We recognize that attracting, developing and retaining the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.  As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract the best candidates.  As required by law in this state, the quoted salary range for this remote position is $130,000.00 – $221,000.00. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities; while also allowing for differentiation on performance based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at the company between the lower and the middle part of the applicable range. We tailor our offers within the range based on job-related factors, including organizational needs, internal equity, market data, geographic area and the selected candidate’s experience, education, industry knowledge, location, technical and/or communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. This range is only inclusive of base salary, and base pay is just one component of Lonza’s total compensation package for employees. Full-time employees are eligible to receive a performance-related bonus, as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental coverage, 401k plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off (PTO), and more.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.