Leica Biosystems’ mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is at the heart of our corporate culture. We’re a global leader in cancer diagnostics with the most comprehensive portfolio from biopsy to diagnosis. Our easy-to-use and consistently reliable offerings help improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence.

Our associates know that every moment matters when it comes to cancer diagnostics. When you come to work, you’re helping develop solutions that enable accurate diagnoses to turn anxiety into answers. Join our diverse, global team of talented people, and be inspired to grow every day.

Leica Biosystems is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

Looking for a role with an impact on saving lives? We encourage you to put your experience and spirit to work at Leica Biosystems in our Digital Pathology business! Here at Leica, we engineer and manufacture Digital pathology scanners, which are a high precision and automated electro-mechanical instrument for high resolution scan of pathological samples.

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will lead software design and integration to hardware products through embedded solutions. Working closely with the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Product Management teams you will be responsible for the creation and integration of new design concepts/architecture into a line of digital slide scanners. You will also be an integral part of the VAVE (Value Added Value Engineering) initiative for cost and design optimization of the existing and new products, as well as the sustainment of our current products. You will be a member of the scanner team for new products and responsible for new design and manufacturability aspects of it plus knowledge transfer to production. You will be expected to contribute to all aspects of the design from inception to verification/validation, production and finally to the end users. This is an outstanding opportunity for a creative person to invent new solutions in an exciting field as we expand our product capabilities.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement.

Education:

Bachelor’s / Master’s (preferred) degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or STEM field.

Required skills/ experience:

Proven Experience with C++ software development and Experience with embedded software design and development
Experience with scripting languages such as python or equivalent
Experience with unit tests tools / techniques
Experience with Linux based software development tools and build environments including CMake
Experience with agile software development in a scrum environment

Desired skills/ experience:

Experience in medical product development environment (FDA, ISO) with exposure to design control regulations or equivalent regulated environment
Experience with image file formats (JPEG, TIFF, GIF) and with compression techniques (JPEG, LZW)

At Leica Biosystems we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part-time at the Company location identified above and part-time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team.

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When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@danaher.com to request accommodation.

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