Title Software Engineer
Reports to Development Manager – Base Unit
Reports in None
Location Hybrid, 3 days per week in Chepstow with flexibility
Applications to be reviewed from the week commencing 7th October.
The opportunity
IQ Endoscopes is seeking a versatile and innovative Software Engineer to architect and develop the embedded software for our medical endoscopy equipment. This role offers a unique opportunity to be the lead Software Engineer on our team. The ideal candidate will be ambitious and motivated, holding a degree in computer science or a related discipline, with a strong interest and experience in medical device development.
In addition to programming and testing, you will be responsible for architectural design, setting up development environments and pipelines, and developing corresponding software procedures. This is a pivotal role where you will have a significant impact on our product development and the opportunity to grow your skills in a dynamic and supportive environment.
Your focus initially will be
- The architectural design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of software for our range of endoscopic equipment
- Development and enhancement of our embedded control software, image processing system, GUI, and peripheral interfaces
- Continuous improvement of our software development procedures, environments, and pipelines
- Generating comprehensive design packages for inclusion in the DHF and risk management file to facilitate transfer to production and submission to regulatory bodies
- Adherence to international standards and our internal procedures
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, quality assurance, and regulatory affairs
- Innovative problem-solving to address complex challenges in medical device development
- Maintaining thorough documentation and reporting to ensure compliance and facilitate knowledge transfer
- Designing software with a focus on usability and reliability for end-users
What you must have
- A degree or equivalent in computer science or a related discipline
- Solid foundation for good software development practices: design, coding standards, version control, bug/issue tracking, risk analysis, peer review, testing, traceability
- Familiarity with IEC 62304, knowledge of FDA software documentation requirements
- Experience with programming languages such as C, C++
- Competent in deploying applications to embedded microcontrollers such as PICs
- Experienced in deploying application to embedded RTOS such as Linux and FreeRTOS
- Experience with communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, USB, HDMI, MIPI
- Capable of developing multi-threaded software on real-time embedded devices
- Familiarity with usability concepts required to design graphical user interfaces for medical environments
- Experience using unit test frameworks
- Experience with software lifecycle tools such as Git, Perforce etc
Who you are
This role would suit a Software Engineer with 3 years + of similar experience and a passion for medical devices looking for an opportunity to progress their career within an exciting and collaborative environment.
You will be a well organised self-starter able to manage your own time effectively and track multiple tasks at various level of completion. You are accountable for your own work but enjoy building positive collaborations with colleagues, suppliers and customers alike. You are solutions focussed able to problem solve through innovative thinking and you work well in a fast-paced environment, picking up new skills and make informed decisions based on available evidence and expertise
Culture of IQ Endoscopes
We have a product with the capacity to genuinely change lives for the better and bring huge benefits to the medical device industry and industry professionals, and we want our new colleagues to feel as passionate about our mission as we are. At IQ Endoscopes, culture is incredibly important to us, and we recruit colleagues who fit that culture. This isn’t just a job to us, it’s a passion.
We want you to be a part of our vision and to find your purpose within our organisation.
PURPOSE: To create pioneering endoscopy technologies for the early diagnosis of diseases, helping people live longer & better
VISION: A world where everyone has easy access to safe, sterile endoscopy?
?MISSION: Design and deploy high quality sustainable single use endoscopes
STRATEGY: To enter the single use endoscopy market as soon as possible with a product range that is clinically and commercially credible, will be adapted to meet future market demands and sets the benchmark for carbon neutral responsibilities
VALUES: We work together to achieve shared goals through our values...
PASSIONATE: We show our pride and enthusiasm
INNOVATIVE: We challenge, question and push past the status quo
EMPOWERED: We support our people to explore their own potential
INCLUSIVE: We understand the value of an alternative perspective
TRANSPARENT: We are open to our people, sharing information and knowledge
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at IQ Endoscopes
At IQ Endoscopes we work hard, but we give ourselves a break. We support each other, but we question and challenge each other’s thinking. We recruit highly skilled professionals and specialists, but we collaborate and listen to each other’s opinions and ideas. It doesn’t matter where you come from, what your background or beliefs are, who you love or how you express yourself. What matters is that you are you, and you can be you within our team. Our inclusive culture has grown organically as a result of focusing on recruiting the right person with the right skills. Nothing else. Plain and simple.
We welcome applications from the neuro enlightened community. Talk to us if you have any ideas about how we can improve our recruitment process. We want to know! [email protected].
What we will give you
- Competitive salary to fit this level of position
- Hybrid working usually 3 days on site Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday depending on business needs
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- 2 additional paid ‘Disconnect Days’ following probation
- 2 additional days paid dependents leave & paid compassionate leave: entitlement from day 1
- Enhanced pension 5% paid by employer & 3% employee
- Refer a friend bonus
- £100 equipment allowance
- Health Shield: an employee health & wellbeing platform encompassing & 24/7 EAP service
A cashback service for both essential and non-essential health and well-being treatments
GP Anytime: 24/7 access to a phone or chat based GP
Face to face counselling: referral where required through EAP service
Access to online health screening, physiotherapy & skin detection
Employee PERKS & gym discount scheme