The Role
Develop embedded test automation for medical robotic systems, including hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure, firmware testing, manufacturing tools, device programming, calibration, diagnostics, and CI/CD integration. Collaborate with embedded software, electrical, systems, manufacturing, and quality teams while building Python automation for component, integration, regression, and fault-injection testing.
Summary Generated by Built In
Title: Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Test Automation
Location: This position is based in our Campbell, California offices. This position is on-site and full-time.
Why Imperative Care?
Do you want to make a real impact on patients? Imperative Care is changing the way stroke and vascular diseases are treated. As part of our team, you’d be developing breakthroughs that will revolutionize the future of stroke care. Every day, the technologies that we develop at Imperative Care directly impact human lives. Our focus is on the needs of the patient, and they come first in everything we do.
What You’ll Do
The Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Test Automation designs and develops automation used to test, integrate, and manufacture the embedded systems within our medical robotic platform. This hands-on role will build hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure, automated firmware tests, and reliable manufacturing tools.
Salary Range: $169,000 - $195,000
Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Imperative Care considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity, as well as location, market and business considerations when extending an offer.
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Location: This position is based in our Campbell, California offices. This position is on-site and full-time.
Why Imperative Care?
Do you want to make a real impact on patients? Imperative Care is changing the way stroke and vascular diseases are treated. As part of our team, you’d be developing breakthroughs that will revolutionize the future of stroke care. Every day, the technologies that we develop at Imperative Care directly impact human lives. Our focus is on the needs of the patient, and they come first in everything we do.
What You’ll Do
The Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Test Automation designs and develops automation used to test, integrate, and manufacture the embedded systems within our medical robotic platform. This hands-on role will build hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure, automated firmware tests, and reliable manufacturing tools.
- Design, implement, and maintain hardware-in-the-loop test systems and automated fixtures for embedded firmware and hardware.
- Build reusable Python automation for component, integration, regression, and fault-injection testing
- Create and maintain manufacturing tools for device programming, provisioning, configuration, calibration, and diagnostics
- Integrate embedded tests and hardware test stations into CI/CD workflows
- Collaborate with embedded software, electrical, systems, manufacturing, and quality teams to develop tools to automate tasks and collect data
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Strong Python software-development skills and experience creating maintainable automation frameworks, test tools, or manufacturing utilities.
- Experience automating hardware/software or electromechanical systems using test fixtures, laboratory equipment, or hardware-in-the-loop environments.
- Experience with Linux, Git, automated test frameworks such as pytest, and CI/CD systems; experience with containers and build automation is a plus.
- Experience with C or C++, embedded systems, and communication interfaces such as CAN, UART, or Ethernet is preferred. Experience in manufacturing, medical devices, or another regulated or safety-critical environment is also a plus.
Salary Range: $169,000 - $195,000
Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Imperative Care considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity, as well as location, market and business considerations when extending an offer.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field, or equivalent education and work experience
- Minimum five years of relevant experience
- Strong Python software-development skills and experience creating maintainable automation frameworks, test tools, or manufacturing utilities
- Experience automating hardware/software or electromechanical systems using test fixtures, laboratory equipment, or hardware-in-the-loop environments
- Experience with Linux, Git, automated test frameworks such as pytest, and CI/CD systems
- Experience with C or C++, embedded systems, and communication interfaces such as CAN, UART, or Ethernet
- Experience with containers and build automation
- Experience in manufacturing, medical devices, or another regulated or safety-critical environment
Imperative Care Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Posted salary bands for multiple roles are explicit and compare favorably to U.S. norms in several functions. Publicly listed ranges help anchor expectations and indicate a market‑competitive stance.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Stock options are consistently included as part of offers and total rewards. Equity is positioned as a meaningful component alongside base pay and, in some roles, bonus.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Company materials highlight generous PTO and a parental leave program as standard benefits. Multiple postings reiterate these time‑off elements across roles.
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The Company
What We Do
Imperative Care is a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company focused on developing the next generation of innovative solutions to address the vast and urgent needs in stroke intervention and peripheral thrombectomy. With a physician-driven approach and a culture of rapid innovation, we are working to improve every aspect of the stroke procedure with the goal of bringing patients the best care possible. We have two 510(k) cleared product platforms, as well as an expansive technology development pipeline. Follow us for updates as we work to change the way stroke is treated. For important safety and risk information, visit bit.ly/3yWkfEJ.
