Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. If you have a passion for leading and driving the development of advanced technologies with embedded firmware for new, market-leading medical applications, this may be the role for you! Smith+Nephew seeks a Director, R&D Software & Test Automation to lead the development of embedded firmware for New Product Development (NPD) programs. This role will also be responsible for leading the development of new test automation capabilities to help accelerate the qualification and release of key NPD programs.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role that will lead and guide a team of embedded firmware engineers (direct, indirect, and contractors) and have oversight of the full software development cycle from concept to release. This role will be responsible for leading the software development strategy, implement best practices for efficient software development, and will be directly involved in software requirements definition, architecture development, code reviews, and leading the development of test automation capabilities (HW & SW). This role will collaborate closely with Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, and Testing engineering teams to lead the development and release of advanced medical devices and technologies.

• Lead and drive the definition and development of embedded firmware for new product development projects, in partnership with systems engineering, electrical engineering, and program managers.
• Utilize strong technical expertise to lead architecture design, code development, code reviews, troubleshooting, and code testing activities.
• Translate business, product, quality, and regulatory requirements into product software architecture and requirements.
• Ensure the software meets time to market requirements, is scalable, serviceable, and has the required level of security.
• Support integration activities including identification of integration goals and success criteria.
• Lead the development of test automation capabilities to drive the qualification and release of new medical products with embedded firmware.
• Lead and build a team of direct, indirect, and contractor resources across multiple geographies to execute product development projects within established timelines.
• Develop verification and validation strategies in collaboration with test engineering teams.
• Support and guide test case development as required for projects.
• Lead and drive best practices for efficient software development for the department, analyzing and mitigating product and project risk throughout development.
• Foster and ensure a positive work environment in line with S+N cultural pillars of Care, Collaboration, and Courage.
• Recognize and develop talent within the team.