Staff Software Engineer

Company: Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Location: Hayward
Posted on: January 28, 2023

Job Description:

Job SummaryAs a Staff Software Engineer, you'll be responsible for governing the software development lifecycle (SDLC) for a wide array of measurement and automated system software projects in support of ingestible sensor manufacturing. The role will require you to lead a cross-functional team to develop instrument control and measurement software, as well as data analytics and visualization applications.-- You will also be expected to contribute as a team-member by coding data-parsing modules, writing database queries, or developing application programming interfaces.In this role you'll be expected to gather requirements from stakeholders, select the appropriate technologies, come up with a robust overall software design, and develop a software solution meeting these requirements. Your solutions are expected to be performant, reliable, and in compliance with the SDLC, with a code base that is well organized and documented.The Staff Software Engineer is a senior position that also requires responsibility above and beyond SDLC governance. As such, you'll be expected to represent our group in collaborative process and engineering meetings. You'll also act as a technical liaison between various interrelated departments such as IT, Operations Engineering, and Data Analytics. Finally, you may be looked upon to give guidance to junior engineers and/or oversee the work of subcontractors who are contributing to group projects.Job Description

• Design, develop, test, and validate software for customized test measurement systems supporting Otsuka's ingestible sensor production, ensuring data integrity, user interface, and calibration needs are adequately addressed.
• Execute the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) and adhere to change control guidance according to department procedures and FDA 21 CFR part 820 requirements
• Drive projects for technical initiatives which require software solutions, writing code that is organized, easy to maintain, and well documented
• Create software solutions which are performant, scalable, reliable, and user friendly
• Evaluate and implement production informatics systems such as SPC controls, MES, MRP/ERP
• Maintain legacy systems with bug fixes and enhancements
• Work iteratively to improve the execution speed and reliability of solutions under your control
• Facilitate requirements-gathering process and produce requirements documentation
• Evaluate commercial off-the-shelf solutions for suitability in lieu of custom-developed solutions
• Advise other departments on best practices for sub-system communicationQualificationsRequired
  • Integrity and patience needed to ensure all regulatory requirements are met each and every time; and the sense of responsibility to highlight and alert management when these requirements are not met
  • Experience National Instruments Measurement Studio or LabView integrated with C#
  • Familiar with NI data acquisition with NI-DAQmx data acquisition driver
  • Knowledge of programming languages: Primary: C#, Python. Secondary: C/C++, Java
  • Experience with .NET Framework, ASP.NET or Flask with Angular.
  • Knowledge and experience with Asynchronous programming and multi-threading in C#
  • Experience in MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) design pattern specifically with WPF
  • Experience with Rest API design and implementation
  • Experience with relational database design, Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL.
  • Basic understanding of statistics and data analysis; familiarity with statistical visualization software: JMP/Spotfire
  • Knowledge of Dependency Injection and Dependency Inversion Principle
  • Highly motivated, detail oriented, excellent communication skillsEducation / Experience
    • B.S. in Computer Science, Controls Engineering, or related engineering field
    • 10+ years software development in measurement, controls, or automated systems
    • 5+ years software development in a regulated environment (Medical Device, Pharmaceuticals, etc.)Preferred
      • Experience with support of deployed test systems in high-volume manufacturing
      • Agile / Scrum project management experience#KP1

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