Embedded Software Engineer

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WE ARE SOFTWARE SPECIALISTS
IT Staffing Done Right the First Time
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Software Specialists is an IT staffing company with extensive consulting experience in the Information Technology Industry. Incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania in 1998, we bring 15 years of experience in providing IT talent to FORTUNE 1000 Companies.

Our experience from providing thousands of IT consultants has taught us that customers require contractors with more than just the technical knowledge. Team work, cultural fit, and attitude are just as important as aptitude. Be it 1 position or 100 positions, Software Specialists' focus is on finding the "Smart Fit" for our clients' needs; this makes us not just one of the fastest growing Information Technology consulting firms in the country but also a trusted adviser to our customers in their talent acquisition process.

Software Specialists is looking for EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER IN MILWAUKEE, WI (12 MONTHS ASSIGNMENT) for one of our prestigious client. Below are the details.

JOB TITLE: EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER

LOCATION: MILWAUKEE, WI 53223

DURATION: 12 MONTHS

PAYRATE: $58.95 PER HOUR ON W2 WITHOUT BENEFITS

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Join a dynamic and motivated team developing patient monitoring products in the Life Care Solutions business. Responsibilities include the design, implementation, and testing of Embedded software applications for Client's family of patient monitoring products. The qualified candidate will have experience with Embedded software development for Real Time systems.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

. Collaborate with software architects to make design decisions to meet business needs and drive those decisions into product software designs

* Design and implement Embedded software applications in C++ for a Real Time patient monitoring system

* Work across the entire software development life cycle including high-level and detailed design, software implementation, verification, and maintenance activities

* Leverage Design For Reliability for software, Agile, and Lean software development methodologies to drive reliability and predictability throughout the product development life cycle

* Apply technical expertise and oversight to ensure quality of design and implementation

* Develop and execute unit, integration, and system tests to verify the design and implementation

* Collaborate and interact with global teams on software development

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related computer degree

* 5+ years of experience in object-oriented design, implementation, and verification of C/C++ software

* Experience with Real Time software systems in a multi-threaded environment

* Demonstrated strong software design abilities

* Strong knowledge of software development life cycle and development environments

* Working knowledge of fundamental software engineering tools and methodologies (examples include: requirements management tools, UML tools, version control or configuration management systems, static and dynamic analysis, defect tracking and resolutions tools and automated testing)

* Strong interpersonal and team collaboration skills

* Must be willing to work in our Milwaukee, WI facility full time

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS

* Master's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

* Demonstrated experience with development of medical device software

* Socket communications programming, UDP, and TCP/IP Networking experience

* Strong problem solving skills

* Knowledge of Healthcare processes and engineering tools preferred

* Experience with Lean and Agile software development methodologies

* Previous experience working with global engineering teams

* Ability to communicate technical concepts to other technical team members