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Senior Software Engineer, Instrumentation

San Diego, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $150,000–$150,000🗓 2026-09-28 → 2026-10-02

Core

Design and build software for autonomous cell-therapy manufacturing instruments, integrating hardware control, data pipelines, and regulatory compliance.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Instrumentation & Medical Devices)

Builds

Firmware, host applications, and data pipelines for patient-specific cell therapy manufacturing instruments.

Domain

Deep-tech / Healthcare / Bioprocessing

Required skills

Modern C++, Rust, Python, closed-loop control of physical hardware, hierarchical state-machine architectures, robotics middleware (ROS 2), safety-critical engineering, regulated software development lifecycle

Preferred skills

21 CFR Part 11 / GMP data-integrity controls, real-time image processing, fluidics instrumentation simulation, microcontroller firmware development, cell therapy background, AI agent deployment

Technologies

C++, Rust, Python, ROS 2

Responsibilities

Design instrument software architecture from firmware to operator interface; develop autonomous process control software; integrate host-side software with microcontrollers and sensors; build data pipelines for process traceability; support hardware-in-the-loop testing; establish CI/CD and testing practices; author regulatory documentation and risk analyses.

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