Senior Embedded Algorithm Engineer C/C++ (Finance)
Overview
We are seeking a full-time Senior Embedded Algorithm Engineer C/C++ for our Garmin Health team in Olathe, KS. Garmin Health is an exciting organization within the Fitness group which leverages wearable technology and biometric sensors to develop and deploy innovative solutions in corporate wellness, population health, and patient monitoring applications worldwide.
Essential Functions
- Serves in a leadership capacity as an individual contributor for developing complex, well-tested embedded software in C/C++ on bare metal / firmware
- Designs and implements tools and algorithm prototypes in Python
- Approaches, analyzes, and resolves highly technical challenges using knowledge of physiology and digital signal processing.
- May serve as a Lead Software Engineer for complex software development project designs and/or reviews architected modules and software systems supporting new technology or improving capability/performance of existing functionality
- Decomposes functional requirements into well-defined tasks
- Researches fundamental problems and implements algorithm solutions that are appropriate
- Offers peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs
- Assists design engineering as needed with component datasheet review and schematic design review
- Participates in project leadership and/or program planning including providing technical input to product development plans and concept documents
- Makes substantial contributions toward determination of project goal/objective feasibility and applies good judgment in setting schedules/risk taking
- Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced Software Engineers (1 & 2)
- Contributes to advanced technical research on new technologies
- Offers process improvement suggestions and authors new procedures as appropriate
- Provides reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems using sound problem solving techniques
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Mastered proficiency in writing embedded software in C and C++ on bare metal
- Ability to design and implement tools and algorithm prototypes in Python
- Design complex algorithms to transform biomedical sensor data into impactful metrics for end users. Familiarity with regression, classification, and/or clustering, statistics, performance analytics (ROC curve analysis), data visualization. Experience with digital filter design and Fourier analysis.
- Bringing up new sensors on an embedded platform, including photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensors, electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors, accelerometers, magnetometers, gyroscopes, capacitive or resistive touch sensors, or similar. Familiarity with programming GPIO, interrupts, SPI/I2C, JTAG/SWD, and the ability to read a circuit diagram.
- Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
- Demonstrated proficiency with designing well architectured software systems and modules that support new technology or improve capability/performance of existing functionality
- Demonstrated competence with researching fundamental problems and implementing appropriate algorithmic solutions
- Demonstrated ability to serve as a lead software engineer for a complex software project
- Ability to decompose functional requirements into well-defined tasks while balancing quality, quantity, and complexity in work output
- Demonstrated capability to offer peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs
- Experience with GIT and JIRA, compilers, debuggers and build systems
- Discovering and interpreting medical research articles and journals, then using those insights to solve real-world problems
- Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)
- Knowledge of Scipy, Numpy, Scikit-Learn, and Pandas, or, their equivalents in Matlab, Octave, or R.
Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.
This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits
