Staff Engineer, Software

Job Information

Number
ICIMS-2025-8883
Job function
R&D
Job type
Full-time
Location
San Diego - WBH - 6260 Sequence Drive San Diego, California 92121 United States
Country
United States
Shift
1st

About the Position

Introduction

Werfen

 

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain.  We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

 

Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We’re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care.

Overview

Job Summary 

We're seeking innovative leaders - Software Engineers who seek to develop GUI software for the company’s products, designing state-of-the-art Invitro Diagnostic Medical devices for use at the point of care. These engineers build great products and bring new ideas to solve real-world problems. Collaboration is at the heart of our culture, and we need engineers who can communicate directly at a high level and work well with multi-functional teams towards achieving a common goal. 

 

The salary range for this position is currently $140,000- $170,000 annually. Individual compensation is based on the candidate’s qualifications for the position, including experience, skills, knowledge, education, certifications, internal equity, budget, and/or other business and organizational needs.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities 

  • Responsible for technical design and implementation of software subsystems and components assigned. 
  • Estimate, plan and schedule work in relation to general program schedules. 
  • Develops high quality software written in C, C++. 
  • Develops user interface software using Qt.
  • Creates associated software deliverables such as requirements and design documentation, software code, and unit and integration test plans and procedures. 
  • Performs Unit and Integration testing activities, embedded troubleshooting, and provides support to testing through design verification and validation.  
  • Conduct/participate in architecture, design reviews, risk analysis, code reviews, and reliability assessments 
  • Complies with company quality processes, procedures, and work instructions. 
  • Participates in interviews for new department personnel. 
  • Supports process improvement activities. 
  • Develops software tools as needed. 
  • Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation. 

Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position: 

  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.  
  • Minimum of eight (8) years of previous experience required; medical device industry experience preferred.   

 

Skills & Capabilities: 

  • Skilled in developing user interface software using Qt. 
  • Experience in GUI within an embedded device.
  • Highly skilled in ANSI C, C++. 
  • Solid understanding of design methods (e.g. OOD, UML) and full software product life cycles using agile methodologies. 
  • Understanding of Software Architectural issues when designing systems.   
  • Ability to estimate work durations based on high-level requirements. 
  • Understanding of real-time concepts on embedded Linux or RTOS platforms, multi-threaded applications, and inter-process communication 
  • Ability to develop software requirements based on product/system level requirements. 
  • Experience with software development tools such as Git, Jenkins, and JIRA. 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

 

Travel requirements: 

  • Approximately 10% of the time. 

 

If you are interested in constantly learning and being challenged on a daily basis we encourage you to submit your resume or CV. 

 

Werfen is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workplace. Werfen strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment or retaliation based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as defined by applicable state or federal law. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact NAtalentacquisition@werfen.com for assistance.

 

We operate directly in over 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Annual revenue is approximately $2 billion and more than 7,000 employees around the world comprise our Werfen team.

 

www.werfen.com