Senior Firmware Engineer

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Leica Microsystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

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At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions.  With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

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The Senior Firmware Engineer is responsible for designing firmware for Leica Microsystems’ market-leading microscopy products.

This position reports to the Manager, Firmware and is part of the Research & Development Medical located in Singapore and will be an on-site role.  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop and deliver large-scale embedded firmware/software solutions for medical and other mission-critical systems, ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards.
• Lead the full firmware development lifecycle, including requirements engineering, architecture design, coding, testing, and maintenance activities.
• Design and implement innovative firmware solutions, assuming accountability for timely delivery and overall quality.
• Conduct and organise peer reviews of design and development work to uphold technical excellence and best practices.
• Provide technical support for system verification, validation, and field return analysis, driving effective countermeasures and continuous improvement.

The essential requirements of the job include

• Education: Master’s degree or strong Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in embedded software or firmware development for complex systems.
• In-depth knowledge of embedded development on Linux, RTOS, or embedded Windows platforms. Proficiency in C/C++ programming for embedded systems. Familiarity with coding standards, peer review, and software testing practices.
• Process Knowledge: Demonstrated experience in software requirement engineering, architecture design, and quality management processes.
• Awareness of emerging technologies and ability to leverage them for improvement. Knowledge of US and EU medical device regulatory requirements is an advantage.

Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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