Hologic, a leader in women's health, is hiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain embedded software for next-generation breast and skeletal health medical systems. This role combines deep technical expertise with mentoring and process improvement and is based onsite in Newark, DE.

What You'll Do

Develop an expert-level understanding of products and their clinical use.
Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug high-quality embedded software for medical devices.
Work within an Agile/Scrum/Continuous Integration environment to deliver reliable, production-ready code.
Contribute to technical documentation, including requirements, design specifications, and release notes.
Identify, design, and implement appropriate software testing; collaborate with Test Engineers for verification and validation.
Diagnose, prioritize, and resolve complex technical issues; analyze defects and drive process improvements.
Serve as a technical leader, mentoring junior engineers, promoting best practices, and insisting on high standards.
Partner with Product Management and domain experts to define product improvements and new features.
Perform software risk assessments (e.g., FMEAs) and help develop appropriate mitigations.
Stay current with emerging technologies and propose opportunities for product and process improvements.
Train cross-functional teams on key product design elements and proper usage.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant technical field (e.g., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science).
5–8 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 4–6 years with a Master’s degree.
Experience developing complex, multi-component systems, including RTOS and/or embedded controllers.
Strong computer science foundation: operating systems, software systems, data structures, algorithms, and networking.
Expert-level programming skills in C/C++ in an embedded environment.
Demonstrated mastery of software design principles, data structures, design patterns, and multithreading.
Ability to architect complex software systems to meet functional and performance requirements while maintaining long-term maintainability.
Ability to read and interpret circuit diagrams to identify control signals and processor inputs.
Strong debugging skills and experience resolving complex issues in embedded systems.
Comfortable working with technical documentation (requirements, design documents, release notes, etc.).
Experience conducting and participating in thorough code reviews.
Strong familiarity with developer tools: version control, CI/CD build pipelines, and issue/project tracking tools.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including explaining complex topics to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Able to adapt communication style and collaborate effectively within a cross-functional team.
Demonstrated ownership of deliverables, with a track record of meeting project timelines.
Strong awareness of both local and system-level impact of code changes.
Proven ability to champion best practices and contribute to continuous improvement.