Firmware Engineer
| Company: | AgaMatrix, Inc. View Company Profile | See all Jobs at this Company |
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| Job Location: | 10 Manor Parkway, Salem, New Hampshire 03079 |
| Pay: | Not Specified |
| Date Posted: | July 16, 2010 |
| Job ID: | 7150 |
| Required Education: | Associate's Degree |
| Required Experience: | 2+ to 5 Years |
Job Description
AgaMatrix invents, manufactures, and markets blood glucose monitoring (BGM) and diabetes management products. Based on its proprietary WaveSense dynamic electrochemistry technology, their meters are more accurate and they can improve manufacturing yields, a key industry challenge. AgaMatrix has shipped >1 million meters and almost 1 billion biosensors (strips) across several FDA-cleared product lines in this $9 billion market.
The company has >100 patents and is known for its user-centric product design. We are driven, passionate people who value innovation and perseverance, while still enjoying a collegial, familial atmosphere where colleagues are helpful both in and out of the office. Our people come from a variety of backgrounds from biochemistry and algorithm design to industrial design and regulatory affairs, so you will have the chance to learn from many different disciplines.
Recently, sanofi-aventis, the world's 4th largest pharmaceutical company, entered into a long-term relationship with AgaMatrix to market and sell a series of diabetes management products manufactured exclusively for them, selecting the company based on their accuracy and innovativeness. In recent years, AgaMatrix has broken ground in the connected health space with several hardware, software, and web services offerings, including the world's first and best-rated diabetes iPhone App by a BGM maker, and the world's first BGM-to-iPhone download system. The company is based in Salem, NH, half an hour north of Boston.
WE ARE GROWING! This new position is a tremendous opportunity to have a high visibility role within our organization. If you are ready to take the next step in your career, we would like to talk with you.
Responsibilities
*Design, develop, maintain, and implement embedded software and algorithms for internal and external products.
*Contribute to writing firmware related documents.
*Provides analysis, evaluation, and selection of new concepts and approaches for embedded software design of new or improved products and processes.
*Constructively collaborate with other engineering disciplines and departments on system design and development.
*Participate in verification & validation testing of embedded software and systems.
COMPENSATION and CONTACT
AgaMatrix is pleased to reward our associates with competitive compensation packages that include paid time off, health, dental, and life insurance, LTD, and 401k with company match.
Start your journey at AgaMatrix by forwarding your resume to hr@agamatrix.com with "response to job posting" along with appropriate "job title" in the subject field. Telling us why you would be a good match for AgaMatrix along with your salary requirements will speed the process.
Agamatrix is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Requirements
Qualifications
*Must have knowledge about microcontroller based firmware design and development. This includes development tool such as C/C++ compiler, Debugger/Emulator, Embedded OS Etc.
*Must have experience in writing firmware under an embedded OS or real time scheduler.
*Must have experience in working with device driver and associated hardware such as timer, DMA, AD converter, Comparator, UART, I2C.
*Must have experience in writing embedded software that has hard real time requirement. WINDOW CE does not apply.
*Must have basic background in computer science and electrical engineering.
*Must at least have experience with one 8 or 16 bits microcontroller
Required
*Be able to read circuit design/schematics
*An associate degree and minimum 2 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Bachelor's degree preferred.
*Done VB .net programming and serial communication
*Working knowledge of wireless communication such as Bluetooth
*Worked in a medical device company and has done development work following FDA and ISO standards.