Software Engineer

We’re hiring! If you want your contributions to make a real difference, check out this new career opportunity with us at Draeger where we are led by the guiding principle “Technology for Life”.

This role is based out of our beautiful Andover, MA facility which offers many benefits including an onsite fitness center with yoga and fitness training classes, onsite game rooms, full-service café, free parking and more.  Andover supports the design and assembly of our patient monitoring products.

This position is responsible for product software architecture, design, implementation, and testing. This position establishes and enhances procedures to optimize development efficiency, software quality, and product cost.

• Work within a team of engineers and test personnel to produce high quality deliverables during the design, implementation, integration, test and support phases of product development. Independently diagnose, debug and resolve defects. Provide technical leadership to development teams; write technical requirements (TSSR); implement designs from technical specifications; develop system architectures; provide technical documentation; translate designs into functional, tested software.
• Coordinate activities of other engineers and guide the successful, timely completion of SW modules and subsystems by setting clear goals, objectives
• Perform SW module unit test, SW subsystem test, and SW integration test to ensure correct SW operation and quality. Mentor others to ensure best testing practices are used consistently and evolve in accordance with changing technical product specifications
• Provide advanced system level support to clinical engineers, quality engineers, service engineers and test personnel by executing tests, reproducing defects, documenting defect analysis in defect tracking system(s).
• Contribute technical insight and expertise to program planning, strategic planning and department-wide process improvement initiatives.
• Assist in team building and mentoring junior engineers by providing on-going technical guidance, review and assessment of development assignments.
• Comply with all internal SOPs and FDA and industry regulations. Develop and/or improve development processes, procedures and protocols.
• Utilize and enhance the software configuration management system to correctly maintain SW files. Able to build SW and install SW in a development and product environment.

Education:

• BS Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• MS Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years previous experience in software design, analysis and trouble shooting in an engineering environment. 
• Experience requiring technical leadership within an advanced software development environment. 
• Experience with Agile software development techniques preferred. 
• Medical Device Industry experience a plus.
• Windows application, WIN32/MFC programming
• C++
• Debugging in Visual Studio
• TCP/IP and UDP network programming
• Demonstrated ability to elicit, write, analyze, review, trace software requirements

Nice to have:

• C#
• CMAKE
• Ninja
• Secure programming
• Windows batch programming
• Python
• Ability to function as a team member as well as independently
• Ability to mentor others and coordinate and delegate activities of others
• Ability to apply technical knowledge to departments improvements and planning
• Ability to develop system architecture
• Ability to maintain complex detailed records and reports
• Ability to work with Agile development methodologies

Draeger has several sites located across North America as well as field-based sales and service positions. Our North America headquarters is located in Telford, PA just north of Philadelphia. We also have US sites in Andover, MA, and Houston, TX. Our Canada site is located in Mississauga, Ontario.

The design, development and manufacturing of Draeger’s Patient Monitoring product line takes place in our Andover, Massachusetts location.

EEO is the Law

Draeger is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov)

From hospitals to fire departments to industrial customers, people around the world rely on our products: cutting-edge technology that combines real engineering with the digital future. With over 130 years of experience, passion and the bold ideas of more than 16,000 employees, we are committed to turning technology into ›technology for life‹.

Benefits
Dräger is responsible for life. The lives of our employees are especially important to us, therefore, Dräger believes in fostering a culture that places the focus on employee health & wellbeing, both in the office and at home. We offer a generous benefits package that includes, comprehensive medical, dental & vision coverage, paid time off starting at 4+ weeks per year, tuition reimbursement, 401k match, wellness and employee support programs, life insurance and more. Dräger also offers localized perks such as free parking and onsite gym with fitness instructors and classes, full-service cafeteria, and game room at select locations.