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Hologic is the market leader in mammography, but we are not taking that for granted. Be a part of building what is next for Breast and Skeletal Health… and build it to be amazing, easy to use, and life-changing!
We are looking for a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to lead a team of engineers to design, create, and improve tools, processes, and software for today and for the future.
You might be the ideal candidate if you are:
- Passionate about and experienced with not just writing quality software but with building quality teams.
- Always looking for ways to improve your team’s tools and processes.
- Enthusiastic about working in an Agile environment and able to help guide the team towards effective Agile practices.
- Ready to jump wherever needed to make the biggest impact.
- Excited to lead a team, guide junior engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to maximize value.
The person in this role will work as part of a team developing embedded software for medical devices related to breast and skeletal health.
In addition to technical skills, we are looking for someone to be a strong technical leader within the division. They should deeply understand and adhere to good coding practices and be able to effectively mentor junior engineers. We expect them to partner with management to improve team processes and efficiency. The most successful person in this role exhibits a high degree of technical excellence, is collaborative, and takes initiative to do what is best for the product and customer.
The ideal candidate will be able to work on-site in Newark, Delaware or Marlborough, MA, flexibly 3-4 days per week.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain and expand on an expert level of understanding of our products and their use in clinical practice, using this knowledge to maintain these products as well as specify, design, develop and test our next generation products.
- Own and lead the design, development, and documentation of software components and systems for new products, features, or functionality. Participate in high level architectural discussions and take ownership of defining requirements and developing corresponding specifications and procedures.
- Develop and maintain software under an Agile/Scrum/Continuous Integration methodology.
- Own and lead the identification, design, and implementation of required software testing to ensure features are properly tested. Collaborate with Test Engineering leaders to understand functionality and for the development and support of testing plans.
- Own the identification, diagnosis, prioritization, and correction of technical issues. Implement and track solid corrective actions to reduce defects and failures or optimize and streamline manufacturing processes. Ensure on time delivery of work products.
- Actively initiate collaboration with the service team on key product design elements, their operation, and how to use them properly.
- Drive continuous improvement across architecture, scalability, and performance quality.
- Own system level documentation to ensure that all safety, functional and third-party requirements are captured.
- Create and execute, in partnership with Architects & Product Management, the Application Architecture Strategy and Roadmap for their responsible area.
- Provide input and support for risk assessments (SFMEA & PFMEA); evaluate and develop process control data as applicable to component, subsystem, and system level testing.
- Create and manage engineering change orders.
- Function in a technical leadership role and identify and lead complex technical projects that are cross functional or interdepartmental that drive meaningful product development or improvements. Effectively coordinate and delegate responsibilities. Supervise work activities and support personnel to meet project objectives.
- Develop project communication plans and provide regular communication and updates on success factors such as progress, schedule, budget, project risks and resource or needs gaps.
- Recognized cross functionally as a go to technical expert and act as lead for assigned products and subsystems. Establish collaborative relationships with all stakeholders within the site and create links with experts within the Hologic network and outside. Lead collaborative efforts and the building of interorganizational networks.
- Function as an SME for relevant areas of expertise.
- Identify and drive implementation of organizational improvements, “best practices” project improvements and higher engineering maturity. Drive increased velocity of feature and product delivery through simplification and automation. Identify key metrics and monitor to ensure architecture progression.
- Participate in professional development and stay current with new test technology and processes while actively seeking to implement new technology.
- Provide consistent, dependable guidance and mentoring to senior engineers to promote learning, development, and knowledge transfer.
- Own system level, software related documentation to ensure that all safety, functional and third-party requirements are captured.
- Identify and lead complex technical projects.
- Participate in the interview process for hiring new team members when/if necessary.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Lifting/moving and carrying products weighing up to 40 pounds.
- Exposure to moving mechanical parts, vibration and/or moderate noise levels.
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals or other materials.
- Safety Shoes with Impact and Compression Protection must be worn in designated areas.
- Exposure to blood.
- Travel (please specify):
- Other (please specify): Exposure to ionizing radiation
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- Preferred Minimum Technical/Advanced Degree: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field.
Experience
- Preferred Minimum Technical Degree: 12+ Years
- Preferred Minimum Technical/Advanced Degree: 10+ Years with Master’s Degree, 8+ Years with PhD
- Extensive experience in embedded systems development, including RTOS-based design (e.g., FreeRTOS, QNX, Zephyr), low-level firmware development, device drivers, and board initialization, with strong expertise in hardware/software integration.
- Proven experience designing and optimizing real-time, resource-constrained systems, including performance tuning, deterministic behavior, and implementation of communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN), as well as secure boot and firmware update mechanisms.
- Extensive experience and demonstrated success in commercial product development with different products over the product lifecycle.
- Experience in supporting safety-critical device manufacturing and applicable government regulations such as FDA, FAA, SEC, etc.
- Demonstrated experience taking ownership of corrective actions.
- Experience with safety-critical software systems in a highly regulated environment is beneficial.
SKILLS
- Comprehensive, expert knowledge of complex software design principles, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and multithreading concepts. Ability to expertly implement design patterns and author software requirement specifications.
- Expert programming skills using C/C++ and Assembler-level programming languages in an embedded environment.
- Expert debugging skills; Expert in troubleshooting and resolving complex issues.
- Expert in using and troubleshooting version control software (such as Git, Perforce, Azure Dev Ops, SVN, or other).
- Expert analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in communicating complex technical details with both technical and non-technical audiences. Adapts communication style to suit different audiences. Creates precise, accurate technical documentation.
- Excellent interpersonal skills - Ability to lead and motivate a team; Collaborate cross functionally; Efficiently direct and coordinate the work of others.
- Strong contributor to high performing team. Ability to simultaneously manage multiple large-scale projects. Demonstrated ownership in executing project plans and meeting deadlines.
- Strong desire to constantly find smarter and better ways to develop our products so we can continue providing the best quality of care to our patients.
- Passionately dedicated to executing project plans and meeting deadlines.
- Expert awareness of both local and system-level impact of code written.
- Demonstrated skill in leading the process of gathering feedback on requirements and test cases for completeness, accuracy, and ability to implement and test.
- Demonstrated success in driving departmental best practices and product or process improvements.
- Demonstrated ownership over component-level software design.
- Ability to develop and deliver high quality presentations.
- Demonstrated growth and success leading and coaching other engineers.
- Experience in Medical devices development and understanding relevant standards (IEC-62304, etc.) is beneficial.
- An understanding of medical imaging/general image processing is beneficial.
- An understanding of DICOM/HL7 is beneficial.
COMPENSATION
The annualized base salary range for this role is $139,400 – $232,300 and is bonus eligible. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand.
As part of our commitment to a fair and accurate evaluation of each candidate's qualifications, we require all applicants to refrain from using AI tools, such as generative AI or automated writing assistance, during any stage of the interview process. Responses influenced by AI may result in disqualification. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in ensuring a transparent and equitable selection process.
Hologic, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer inclusive of disability and veterans.
INTRODUCTION
Hologic is the market leader in mammography, but we are not taking that for granted. Be a part of building what is next for Breast and Skeletal Health… and build it to be amazing, easy to use, and life-changing!
We are looking for a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to lead a team of engineers to design, create, and improve tools, processes, and software for today and for the future.
You might be the ideal candidate if you are:
- Passionate about and experienced with not just writing quality software but with building quality teams.
- Always looking for ways to improve your team’s tools and processes.
- Enthusiastic about working in an Agile environment and able to help guide the team towards effective Agile practices.
- Ready to jump wherever needed to make the biggest impact.
- Excited to lead a team, guide junior engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to maximize value.
The person in this role will work as part of a team developing embedded software for medical devices related to breast and skeletal health.
In addition to technical skills, we are looking for someone to be a strong technical leader within the division. They should deeply understand and adhere to good coding practices and be able to effectively mentor junior engineers. We expect them to partner with management to improve team processes and efficiency. The most successful person in this role exhibits a high degree of technical excellence, is collaborative, and takes initiative to do what is best for the product and customer.
The ideal candidate will be able to work on-site in Newark, Delaware or Marlborough, MA, flexibly 3-4 days per week.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain and expand on an expert level of understanding of our products and their use in clinical practice, using this knowledge to maintain these products as well as specify, design, develop and test our next generation products.
- Own and lead the design, development, and documentation of software components and systems for new products, features, or functionality. Participate in high level architectural discussions and take ownership of defining requirements and developing corresponding specifications and procedures.
- Develop and maintain software under an Agile/Scrum/Continuous Integration methodology.
- Own and lead the identification, design, and implementation of required software testing to ensure features are properly tested. Collaborate with Test Engineering leaders to understand functionality and for the development and support of testing plans.
- Own the identification, diagnosis, prioritization, and correction of technical issues. Implement and track solid corrective actions to reduce defects and failures or optimize and streamline manufacturing processes. Ensure on time delivery of work products.
- Actively initiate collaboration with the service team on key product design elements, their operation, and how to use them properly.
- Drive continuous improvement across architecture, scalability, and performance quality.
- Own system level documentation to ensure that all safety, functional and third-party requirements are captured.
- Create and execute, in partnership with Architects & Product Management, the Application Architecture Strategy and Roadmap for their responsible area.
- Provide input and support for risk assessments (SFMEA & PFMEA); evaluate and develop process control data as applicable to component, subsystem, and system level testing.
- Create and manage engineering change orders.
- Function in a technical leadership role and identify and lead complex technical projects that are cross functional or interdepartmental that drive meaningful product development or improvements. Effectively coordinate and delegate responsibilities. Supervise work activities and support personnel to meet project objectives.
- Develop project communication plans and provide regular communication and updates on success factors such as progress, schedule, budget, project risks and resource or needs gaps.
- Recognized cross functionally as a go to technical expert and act as lead for assigned products and subsystems. Establish collaborative relationships with all stakeholders within the site and create links with experts within the Hologic network and outside. Lead collaborative efforts and the building of interorganizational networks.
- Function as an SME for relevant areas of expertise.
- Identify and drive implementation of organizational improvements, “best practices” project improvements and higher engineering maturity. Drive increased velocity of feature and product delivery through simplification and automation. Identify key metrics and monitor to ensure architecture progression.
- Participate in professional development and stay current with new test technology and processes while actively seeking to implement new technology.
- Provide consistent, dependable guidance and mentoring to senior engineers to promote learning, development, and knowledge transfer.
- Own system level, software related documentation to ensure that all safety, functional and third-party requirements are captured.
- Identify and lead complex technical projects.
- Participate in the interview process for hiring new team members when/if necessary.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Lifting/moving and carrying products weighing up to 40 pounds.
- Exposure to moving mechanical parts, vibration and/or moderate noise levels.
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals or other materials.
- Safety Shoes with Impact and Compression Protection must be worn in designated areas.
- Exposure to blood.
- Travel (please specify):
- Other (please specify): Exposure to ionizing radiation
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- Preferred Minimum Technical/Advanced Degree: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field.
Experience
- Preferred Minimum Technical Degree: 12+ Years
- Preferred Minimum Technical/Advanced Degree: 10+ Years with Master’s Degree, 8+ Years with PhD
- Extensive experience in embedded systems development, including RTOS-based design (e.g., FreeRTOS, QNX, Zephyr), low-level firmware development, device drivers, and board initialization, with strong expertise in hardware/software integration.
- Proven experience designing and optimizing real-time, resource-constrained systems, including performance tuning, deterministic behavior, and implementation of communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN), as well as secure boot and firmware update mechanisms.
- Extensive experience and demonstrated success in commercial product development with different products over the product lifecycle.
- Experience in supporting safety-critical device manufacturing and applicable government regulations such as FDA, FAA, SEC, etc.
- Demonstrated experience taking ownership of corrective actions.
- Experience with safety-critical software systems in a highly regulated environment is beneficial.
SKILLS
- Comprehensive, expert knowledge of complex software design principles, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and multithreading concepts. Ability to expertly implement design patterns and author software requirement specifications.
- Expert programming skills using C/C++ and Assembler-level programming languages in an embedded environment.
- Expert debugging skills; Expert in troubleshooting and resolving complex issues.
- Expert in using and troubleshooting version control software (such as Git, Perforce, Azure Dev Ops, SVN, or other).
- Expert analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in communicating complex technical details with both technical and non-technical audiences. Adapts communication style to suit different audiences. Creates precise, accurate technical documentation.
- Excellent interpersonal skills - Ability to lead and motivate a team; Collaborate cross functionally; Efficiently direct and coordinate the work of others.
- Strong contributor to high performing team. Ability to simultaneously manage multiple large-scale projects. Demonstrated ownership in executing project plans and meeting deadlines.
- Strong desire to constantly find smarter and better ways to develop our products so we can continue providing the best quality of care to our patients.
- Passionately dedicated to executing project plans and meeting deadlines.
- Expert awareness of both local and system-level impact of code written.
- Demonstrated skill in leading the process of gathering feedback on requirements and test cases for completeness, accuracy, and ability to implement and test.
- Demonstrated success in driving departmental best practices and product or process improvements.
- Demonstrated ownership over component-level software design.
- Ability to develop and deliver high quality presentations.
- Demonstrated growth and success leading and coaching other engineers.
- Experience in Medical devices development and understanding relevant standards (IEC-62304, etc.) is beneficial.
- An understanding of medical imaging/general image processing is beneficial.
- An understanding of DICOM/HL7 is beneficial.
COMPENSATION
The annualized base salary range for this role is $139,400 – $232,300 and is bonus eligible. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand.
As part of our commitment to a fair and accurate evaluation of each candidate's qualifications, we require all applicants to refrain from using AI tools, such as generative AI or automated writing assistance, during any stage of the interview process. Responses influenced by AI may result in disqualification. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in ensuring a transparent and equitable selection process.
Hologic, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer inclusive of disability and veterans.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Hologic Green Card Jobs
Target technical and engineering roles
Hologic's Green Card sponsorship is concentrated in manufacturing, engineering, and regulatory affairs. Focusing your search on roles in those departments gives you the strongest chance of finding a position tied to a real sponsorship pathway.
Understand the PERM labor certification process
Most Hologic Green Cards go through PERM, where the company must document recruitment efforts before filing. Knowing this process helps you ask the right questions about timeline and employer commitment during interviews.
Ask about sponsorship intent early
During interviews at Hologic, ask directly whether the role has been sponsored for Green Cards before or if the hiring manager can confirm sponsorship eligibility. Getting clarity early saves time if the position doesn't qualify.
Use Migrate Mate to verify sponsorship history
Migrate Mate surfaces verified sponsors so you can filter by real sponsorship history, including Green Card filings. This helps you confirm Hologic's track record before applying and identify which roles have historically led to sponsorship.
Align your experience with Hologic's core business
Hologic operates in diagnostics, surgical products, and medical imaging manufacturing. Candidates with backgrounds in regulated manufacturing environments, quality systems, or life sciences research are most likely to be considered for Green Card-eligible positions.
Be prepared for a multi-year timeline
Green Card sponsorship at any manufacturing company involves multiple stages across years. Confirm Hologic's willingness to support the full process, including I-140 filing and adjustment of status or consular processing, before accepting an offer.
Hologic Green Card Visa Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does Hologic sponsor Green Card visas?
Yes, Hologic sponsors Green Card visas for eligible employees. Sponsorship is typically offered to professionals in technical, engineering, scientific, and regulatory roles where specialized skills are required. Sponsorship is not automatic and depends on the specific position, business need, and Hologic's assessment of long-term workforce planning for that role.
Which roles at Hologic are most likely to receive Green Card sponsorship?
Green Card sponsorship at Hologic tends to be concentrated in manufacturing engineering, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, research and development, and software engineering roles. These departments require specialized qualifications that align with the criteria used in employment-based Green Card categories like EB-2 and EB-3.
How do I find Green Card-sponsored jobs at Hologic?
Start by searching for open roles in Hologic's technical and engineering departments. Migrate Mate lets you filter for employers with verified Green Card sponsorship histories, making it easier to identify active Hologic listings where sponsorship has been offered before. Always confirm sponsorship eligibility directly with the recruiter before advancing in the process.
How do I navigate the Green Card application process at Hologic?
Once Hologic agrees to sponsor, the process typically begins with PERM labor certification, where the company documents that no qualified U.S. worker was available. After PERM approval, Hologic files an I-140 immigrant petition on your behalf. Depending on your visa category and country of birth, you then proceed to adjustment of status or consular processing.
How long does the Green Card process take at Hologic?
The full Green Card process at Hologic typically spans several years. PERM labor certification alone can take one to two years, and I-140 processing adds additional time. For applicants born in high-demand countries such as India or China, visa backlog wait times can extend the overall process significantly beyond initial filing.
What is the prevailing wage for Green Card sponsorship at Hologic?
Employers sponsoring a Green Card through the PERM labor certification process must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role. The Department of Labor determines this rate based on the specific job title, location, and experience level. The prevailing wage is locked in during the PERM filing and applies through the entire Green Card process. You can look up current rates using the DOL's OFLC Wage Search tool.