Principal R&D Engineer – Software

7 days ago

Hull, United Kingdom Smith+Nephew Full time

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

Smith & Nephew’s Advanced Wound Management (AWM) division is on a journey to design and develop new innovative digital products that shape and redefine what is possible in wound care.

We are seeking a Principal level Software Engineer, to lead software research, design, and development efforts for complex software systems within Advance Wound Management (AWM) Digital Products team working on New Product Development (NPD).

This role will function as the technical lead on critical projects, and will be consulted for other programs within the business.

The role will work with the R&D Director of AWM Software Development and Digitally Enabled Products. The successful candidate will bring a demonstrated track record and experience delivering cloud and web-based software products to the market, as well as a team player mentality to help the team deliver complex digital product solutions.

What will you be doing?

Software technical lead on critical projects responsible for complex software system and subsystems design. Responsible for translating system design inputs into robust software system requirements and architectures.

Leads software development planning, design, documentation, implementation, testing and maintenance activities

Drives concept definition, analysis, and selection activities in partnership with Systems Engineering, Human Factors engineering, Marketing and other functions

Mentors, and may supervise, more junior software engineers by developing and coaching as appropriate

Leads team of software engineers in efforts with internal and external resources, possibly in remote locations

Ensure proper documentation throughout all phases of development

Work effectively cross-functionally with Technical Delivery Leader, Design & Usability, Marketing, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory and others to ensure inputs are considered and accounted for in software system architecture

Informs product and development strategies by working closely with upper-level management to guide the understanding of organizational capabilities

Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments

Report progress regularly to software engineering management and upper-level executives to inform and influence as appropriate

Comfortable working as part of a cross-functional team and with code written by others, including bug fixing, and refactoring legacy code

Perform design control functions to ensure compliance with FDA, ISO, and other industry standards.

Take responsibility for writing product specifications, draft design documents, and develop test protocols as needed. Conduct technical peer reviews of software designs by other team members.

Full product life cycle experience, preferably having contributed to products released to market

What will you need to be successful?

Education:

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science or

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science preferred

Experience:

10+ years of related experience with a BS degree, or

8+ Years of related experience with an MS or PhD degree

Consistent track record of delivering innovative software products to the market

Experience working with agile development methodologies and exposure to working within CI/CD

Experienced with SDLC best practices and processes including development infrastructure and tools like Azure DevOps, Gitlab, JIRA, Jenkins or similar

Extensive experience with public cloud environments, specifically AWS

Proficiency with multiple programming and scripting languages like C#, C++, Java, Angular, API, SQL, Microsoft .NET Development

Skilled in writing software requirements and strategizing software verification and validation plans

Detailed understanding of IEC 62304, ISO 14971, FDA and MDR design control requirements for medical devices

Experience using requirements management tools like Cognition Cockpit or similar

Travel Requirement: 10%

You. Unlimited

We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve. 

Inclusion, Diversity and Equity: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity, Learn more about Employee Inclusion Groups on our website (;

Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options and a car allowance. 

Work/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities

Your Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, Healthcare Cash Plans, Income Protection, Life Assurance and much more.

Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).

Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship.

Extra Perks: Discounts on Gyms and fitness clubs, Salary Sacrifice Bicycle and Car Schemes and many other Employee discounts.

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