Staff Software Engineer R&D

Thoratec Switzerland GmbH is part of the medical device division of Abbott Laboratories, a fortune 500 company with over 115’000 employees worldwide. We are the global market leader for implantable and extracorporeal blood pumps based on magnetic levitation technology. Our life-saving systems, which we develop and manufacture in Zurich, are used for advanced heart failure patients needing short- or long-term circulatory support.

Our location in the heart of the city of Zurich has around 130 employees in the areas of development, quality and production of the CentriMag system and the HeartMate 3. We are looking for a motivated and talented Staff Software Engineer.

to join our team in Zurich. As part of the R&D Software Team you are responsible for software development for life sustaining medical devices. Your tasks include design and implementation of embedded software and desktop applications that are part of the product development. In this highly regulated environment you are exposed to all aspects of the software life cycle. You will use tools like Jira, Confluence, Git and Jenkins, and write software in C/C++ and C#.

Main Responsibilities

• Design, development, testing, documentation, release and maintenance of software for medical devices

• Organize work according to project priorities, deadlines and deliverables

• Collaborate on interdisciplinary Product development activities during the full life-cycle of class 2 and class 3 medical devices

• Lead new product development activities including verification and validation, e.g. test method development

• Support production activities for the introduction of new products

• Support regulatory submissions through required documentation

• (Sub-) Project Management on new product development and sustaining projects

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent (ETH/FH or comparable education)

• 10+ years of experience in a similar position in the MedTech industry or in another industry that requires functional safety certifications

• Experience in C/C++ and C#

• Experience in the complete software life cycle

• Good understanding of the principles of software architecture and usual design patterns

• Good collaboration and team playing skills

• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills

• Excellent learning skills

• Flexible developer with accurate working and documentation style

• Capable of producing quality documentation in English, fulfilling the requirements of the MedTech industry

• Fluent in German and English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Requirements Engineering including product architecture and design transfer of requirements

• Experience in Design Verification & Validation planning and execution

• Experience in the development of MedTech software according to IEC 62304

• Experience in Risk Management and Cybersecurity

We are looking for passionate person who masters the cross-functional and international collaboration. Do you have what it takes? Then send us your application including motivation letter, curriculum vitae, letter of recommendation and diplomas today. We are looking forward to meeting you in the heart of Zurich!

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