Embedded Systems Engineer (Medical Devices)

The role

You will own the digital logic and board-level hardware side of medical device systems. This includes writing synthesizable HDL, drawing schematics, and debugging boards. You will also grow into architectural ownership of FPGA designs.

What you will do

• Write and verify synthesizable HDL and close timing on real designs
• Draw board-level schematics for FPGA-centric hardware
• Bring boards up on the bench and debug
• Work with a layout engineer on stack-up and routing
• Write Python to automate hardware testing
• Contribute to design documentation and verification within the quality system
• Grow into architectural ownership of FPGA designs

Required qualifications

• 2–4 years of hands-on embedded or digital design work
• Written HDL that went somewhere real (Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL)
• Used an FPGA toolchain end-to-end
• Drawn a schematic yourself
• Written C, C++, or Rust at a low level
• Python for scripting and data analysis
• Comfort with an oscilloscope and a logic analyzer
• Working knowledge of SPI, I2C, and UART and their FPGA implementations
• Working knowledge of DSP, DDR interfaces, or high-speed signal integrity

Nice to have

• Written C, C++, or Rust (preferred)
• Xilinx Vivado/Vitis specifically, or AXI interconnect
• Zynq, MPSoC, or SoC design
• Precision analog front-ends, ADCs, DACs, power management ICs
• Work in a regulated environment: medical, aerospace, automotive safety
• Kernel driver experience

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution
• paid holidays
• vacation
• tuition reimbursement

Before you apply

• Attach your resume and a few paragraphs describing one hardware or HDL problem you personally debugged

About the company

blackcanyonconsulting designs and builds medical devices.