Senior Embedded Engineer

Job Description Summary

GE HealthCare is seeking a highly experienced Senior Embedded Engineer to join our Hardware Engineering team in Uppsala, developing PET cyclotron and radiochemistry production systems, including PETtrace and MINItrace platforms.

This is a hands-on senior role within complex real-time and distributed control environments. You will contribute directly to the development, integration, and troubleshooting of embedded platforms controlling high-precision accelerator and support subsystems in safety-critical systems with demanding requirements on robustness, reliability, and long operational lifetime.

We are looking for an engineer who can contribute at a high level from the start and operate confidently in a technically advanced multidisciplinary environment.
Hybrid work arrangement (office and remote) may be available based on company policy.

Professional working proficiency in English is required. Swedish is considered an advantage.

Our Expectations
This role spans firmware, Linux, control systems, and integration in complex distributed environments. We do not expect candidates to fulfill every listed responsibility or qualification. We are looking for a strong embedded engineer with deep expertise in several of these domains who can contribute immediately while working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities May Include

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for real-time control, data acquisition, and communication within PET system components.

• Develop and debug firmware in C/C++ for microcontrollers and embedded processors.

• Design and implement Linux kernel device drivers and Board Support Packages (BSP).

• Bring up and configure embedded Linux platforms, including bootloaders such as U-Boot.

• Develop and maintain device drivers for Linux and RTOS environments (e.g., VxWorks).

• Work with distributed embedded systems consisting of multiple interconnected nodes.

• Support implementation of control algorithms and closed-loop real-time control functions.

• Implement and optimize digital signal processing (DSP) functions where required.

• Develop Python-based tools for test automation, diagnostics, and data analysis.

• Contribute to hardware/software integration and system-level verification.

• Troubleshoot complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, Linux kernel, RTOS, and communication layers.

• Collaborate closely with electrical, mechanical, and system engineers throughout the full product lifecycle.

• Document designs and test strategies in compliance with medical device regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

• Approximately 10 years of experience in embedded systems development.

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.

• Extensive experience with embedded Linux, including low-level debugging.

• Experience developing Linux kernel drivers.

• Experience with bootloaders such as U-Boot and board bring-up activities.

• Experience with RTOS environments (e.g., VxWorks).

• Experience with distributed embedded systems and real-time communication over Ethernet or similar protocols.

• Knowledge of control theory and real-time closed-loop systems.

• Understanding of digital signal processing (DSP) concepts.

• Proficiency in Python for automation, tooling, or diagnostics.

• Solid understanding of digital and analog electronics and ability to debug at the hardware/software boundary.

• Strong system-level troubleshooting skills in complex, multi-layer architectures.

• Experience in safety-critical or regulated environments is highly valued

Why Join Us

• Join a growing and technically ambitious Hardware Engineering team

• Influence design standards, technical decisions, and ways of working

• Contribute to strengthening engineering processes in a complex system environment

• Work with products that have long lifecycles and global impact

Inclusion and Diversity

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Behaviors

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Total Rewards

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

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