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Senior Software Development Engineer - Durban

Job Information Summary
Education Requirements:
  • Essential:
  • Grade 12 - Mandatory
  • BSc in Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronic Engineering or BEng in Computer/Biomedical/Electronic or equivalent.
Other advantages:
  • Registration with a professional society.
Experience & Skills Requirements:
  • Essential:
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in programming languages such as C++, C, C#, Visual Studio, and Arduino IDE.
  • Experience in software development, implementation, and maintenance of 2 or more projects/products.
  • Minimum 2 years experience in system and architecture design.
  • Experience in software and hardware integration and testing.
  • Experience in software & firmware development and integration into hardware.
  • Proficiency with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and code reviews.
  • Familiarity with adhering to a Quality Management System (QMS), especially for Medical Devices certification.
  • Experience with source control systems (e.g., Git).
  • Experience in software documentation as part of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Full stack development experience.
  • Experience in managing a team of developers.
Beneficial:
  • Advanced computer literacy, including MS Project.
  • Experience with Step 7 Scada.
Knowledge & Abilities:
  • Essential:
  • Proficient in C++.
  • Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Familiarity with documentation (specifications and quality management system).
  • Experience with unit testing, performance analysis, resource loading, and end-to-end integration tests.
  • Exposure to API integration.
Advantages:
  • Knowledge of medical devices and regulatory compliance.
  • Understanding of wireless communications.
Job Purpose
  • Design, develop, and maintain software and hardware applications, software systems, and architectures.
  • Manage or co-manage the software department, including resource management.
Key Result Areas
  1. Design & Develop Software/Hardware Applications:
  • Create specification documents and project plans.
  • Generate functional, architectural, and interface documents.
  • Develop software applications.
  • Perform regular testing and reviews with the project team and/or end users.
  • Produce Acceptance Test Instructions (ATI) and Acceptance Test Results (ATR).
  • Ensure proper validation of issued software to production.
  • Deliver outputs on time.
Design & Develop Software/Hardware System Architectures:
  • Analyze needs and propose system architectures.
  • Generate development documentation.
  • Design system architecture.
  • Initiate development of specific applications.
  • Deliver outputs on time.
New Technology:
  • Lead efforts in new software development, particularly in image processing and visualization.
  • Act as a mentor and expert in new technology areas.
Software and Hardware Maintenance and Support:
  • Maintain existing software/hardware by fixing bugs and updating documentation.
  • Support production and service personnel as required.
  • Adhere to change processes.
Compliance & Regulatory Related:
  • Log all new and updated software applications/modules to VCS/GitHub.
  • Oversee general PC hardware and software needs of the development department.
  • Ensure adherence to company policies like OHS.
  • Perform tasks such as electronic firmware hardware C&I as required.
  • Adhere to processes required to maintain certification and create new processes if needed.
  • Provide inputs to technical files and ensure compliance with development processes.
Team Mentorship/Management:
  • Lead and manage development tasks and projects.
  • Mentor team members to ensure tasks and projects are completed timely and with high quality.
  • Participate in the development and implementation of team Individual Development Plans (IDPs).
  • Conduct performance appraisals and monitor KPIs.
  • Provide 360° feedback and score direct reports and manager on a 5-point scale.
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