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Tecan Technology Development Boston (TDB) is a core innovation center within Tecan’s global R&D ecosystem. Located in greater Boston, a world hub for life sciences, biotech and MedTech talent, focused on platform-level innovation across life sciences, diagnostics, and medical devices. Tecan TDB is mandated to become a core innovation center within Tecan’s global R&D ecosystem. We offer a rewarding work environment with global opportunities while maintaining the agility of a small start-up company, employee-focused, and highly collaborative culture. We’re not just looking for hard skills: We’re looking for people who bring their passion and talent to work.

Your Contribution:

• Develop and debug embedded firmware for microcontrollers and embedded Linux platforms
• Support board-level bring-up, device drivers, and middleware development
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, and software engineers on system integration
• Optimize performance, reliability, and maintainability of firmware components
• Document system interfaces and participate in cross-functional design reviews

Your Background:

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
• 7+ years of experience in embedded firmware development using C and C++ with the ability to script systems using Python.
• Experience with RTOS, SPI, CAN, I2C, USB, Ethernet, and serial protocols.
• Ability to interpret schematics and debug with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.
• Familiarity with various ARM-based microcontrollers.
• Register level understanding of typical microcontroller peripherals and how to use them.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with embedded Linux including developing device drivers and kernel modules.
• Prior work in laboratory automation, diagnostics, or medical devices.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards like IEC 62304 – Medical Device Software Life Cycle Processes.
• Experience implementing security related embedded systems including secure boot, trusted firmware, etc.
• Low power microcontroller implementation for battery driven systems.
• Familiar with low power Bluetooth/BLE standards.

Why join Tecan Technology Development Boston now?

• Create: Be part of building a high-impact R&D site from the ground up
• Influence: Shape team culture, capabilities, and technology direction
• Grow: Access career opportunities within a globally integrated organization
• Collaborate: Work at the intersection of engineering, biology, and applied science in close contact with Tecan’s global teams and partners

Compensation and Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Health Reimbursement Account
• 14 Company-Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Employer match on employee's first 6% contributions; with no vesting period
• Long/Short-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Indemnity
• Legal Shield/Identity Shield
• Pet Insurance

Annual Compensation Range: $130,000-$150,000 DOE

Our purpose.
At Tecan we are driven to improve people’s lives and health. We do this by empowering our customers to scale healthcare innovation globally from life science to the clinic. We collaborate with our customers from early-stage innovation through project implementation and beyond. We deliver the products, services and solutions that make lab processes and medical procedures precise, reproducible and compliant.

Stay unique and make it count.
Our values - trust, highest standards and ambition - are the cornerstones of our business and provide the framework for Tecan's culture. We foster a positive and empowering environment where our rarest assets, our unique employees, can grow and bring their passion and talent to work. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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