Job Description
Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Medical DevicesLocation:Melbourne (South-East suburbs), hybrid
Type:Contractor, full-time
About the company An established Australian product development and engineering firm with more than 20 years of experience bringing complex technology to market.
The team builds products for medical, industrial and defence clients in regulated environments where safety and reliability are critical.
Their medical work covers Class II and Class III devices, including advanced cardiovascular technology, medical robotics and AI-enabled treatment platforms.
You ll work with electronics, mechanical, software, human factors and regulatory specialists on products that directly affect patient outcomes.
The role A senior, hands-on role designing and building embedded software for life-critical medical devices, from hardware bring-up through to the user interface.
You ll shape software architecture, set engineering standards and mentor others, while staying close to the code.
What you ll do
Architect and develop embedded software in modern C/C++ across microcontroller, RTOS and embedded Linux platforms
Build device user interfaces and HMIs for touchscreen medical products
Design layered, reusable software platforms with clean hardware abstraction
Lead board bring-up and hardware/software integration with electronics engineers
Develop communication interfaces (BLE, Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, serial, CAN, USB)
Deliver under a formal medical software lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, risk analysis and verification




Set up and improve CI/CD, static analysis and automated testing
Lead design and code reviews and mentor engineers
Work directly with clients to shape requirements and present technical progress
What you ll bring
Degree in Software, Electrical, Computer or Mechatronics Engineering (or similar)
8+ years of commercial embedded software development in C and modern C++ (C+/17)
Delivery of software for regulated medical devices under IEC ***** and ISO *****
Experience with RTOS (e.g. FreeRTOS, Zephyr, QNX) and embedded Linux
Embedded UI development with frameworks such as Qt/QML, LVGL or similar
Solid software architecture skills, including design patterns and platform abstraction
Comfort with schematics, debuggers and lab tools during bring-up
Experience leading or mentoring engineers in a small, high-ownership team
Highly regarded
Safety-critical experience beyond medical (e.g. IEC *****, aerospace, ATM, automotive)
ISO ***** risk management and medical device cybersecurity
CI/CD with Docker and GitHub Actions, plus static analysis (PC-lint, cppcheck) and TDD
Simulation, automated UI or screenshot regression testing
Practical use of AI-assisted and agentic coding tools in development
Python for test automation and tooling
Why apply
Build Class II and III devices that directly affect patient lives
Variety across clients, from start-ups to global medtech
Influence architecture and engineering practice, not just deliver tickets
Collaborative, engineering-led culture
Hybrid working in a growing team

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