Limited Tenure Development Engineer I - SPPDG

Why Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans (https://jobs.mayoclinic.org/benefits/) – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.

Benefits Highlights

• Medical: Multiple plan options.

• Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.

• Vision: Affordable plan with national network.

• Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.

• Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Responsibilities

Note: This is a limited tenure position with an anticipated employment period of two years.

The Mayo Clinic Special Purpose Processor Development Group (SPPDG) is seeking a Hardware/Firmware Engineer for design and engineering contribution to complex hardware and embedded system engineering applications. SPPDG is a research group within Mayo Clinic and is comprised of electronics hardware, software, and firmware engineers supporting a variety of design, analysis, and testing efforts. Note that this is a Limited Tenure position, which is anticipated to support employment for two years.

As part of this R&D team, the candidate would perform increasingly complex electronics engineering functions including hardware design, test, and verification and embedded software development and test for ultra-low power portable device development.

Limited travel may be required.

Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university, and minimum of 4 years of engineering experience.

The successful candidate is expected to have experience in hardware and firmware development, test, and verification. This experience should include familiarity with the following: basic lab equipment (power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, etc.), logic analyzers, embedded IDEs, C programming language, embedded architectures, serial communication protocols, and general firmware and debug skills. Additional base qualifications include the ability to generate tests based on a description or functional requirement, an expectation to document test plans, test executions, and present results, and ability to communicate technical details to team members.

Note: This position requires obtaining and maintaining a Secret clearance and adhering to security requirements described in the NISPOM. Therefore, must be a U.S. Citizen. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with ARM Cortex M4 core, use and debug of serial communication protocols specifically UART, I2C, SPI.

• Experience with Python language - especially for testing.

• Familiarity with version management software such as Git.

• Experience working in multithreaded RTOS environments.

• Experience and/or interest in applying engineering knowledge to physiologic signals such as photoplethysmography, electrocardiograms, and activity monitoring.

• Ability to document instructions to aid in programming, debug, test, and verification.

• Familiarity with embedded coding standards and the ability to apply these standards.

• Experience participating in code and design reviews.

• Ability to analyze data quickly and determine best path forward for debug.

• Ability to debug embedded systems in real time.

• Experience using debuggers to set breakpoints, watch variables, analyze stack usage, and monitor RTOS mechanisms.

Exemption Status

Exempt

Compensation Detail

$111,508.80 - $167,273.60 / year; Experience and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Schedule

Full Time

Hours/Pay Period

80

Schedule Details

Monday-Friday; Work schedule of 9 hours per day, 9 weekdays per two week pay period allows for every other Friday off. Limited tenure position for two years.

Weekend Schedule

While not typical, may be required to meet project deadlines

International Assignment

No

Site Description

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations. Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations. Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is. (https://jobs.mayoclinic.org/alllocations)

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law" (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) . Mayo Clinic participates in E-Verify (https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf) and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Recruiter

Stephanie Baird

Equal opportunity

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