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Senior Software Engineer
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Salary
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£54,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 2134 (94% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and CMR Surgical is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
About CMR Surgical
At CMR Surgical, we're revolutionising the future of minimal access surgery with Versius, our next-generation surgical robotic system. We're growing fast, and we’re on a mission to transform how surgery is delivered globally for the benefit of patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems.
Our values—Ambitious, Humble, People-Focused, and Fair & Responsible define our approach to innovation, partnership, and growth. If you believe in making a meaningful difference in healthcare and want to be part of a purpose-driven company with bold ambitions, now is the time to join us.
CMR is an exciting and evolving company to be joining right now. Our commitment to our goal of building a world-class medical devices company is underpinned by the ground-breaking innovation of our next generation of surgical robots and a diverse team of talented and supportive individuals.
We’re breaking new ground which makes working here exciting, it provides autonomy, opportunity and makes the things you do visible. Come and join us and see what you’re capable of.
About the Role
Senior Software Engineers within the Robot Software department are responsible for:
- Developing embedded software for CMR medical devices, together with all necessary testing and documentation for regulatory approval.
- Developing software tools and processes for Robot Software, Operational Excellence and CMR as a whole in accordance with CMR’s quality management system.
- Providing technical leadership for the direction of the team
- Engineers can expect to be assigned to the scrum team where their skills and experience can best meet CMR’s needs.
This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of 3 days a week being based in the office.
Responsibilities
Working within the Robot Software scrum team framework you will be part of a team following international standards to develop safety-critical embedded software for a medical device.
The role will include:
- Developing embedded software for CMR medical devices (mostly in C), including risk management and requirements definition
- Developing automated software test coverage (C and Python) suitable to meet regulatory and quality management requirements on safety-critical software
- Developing software tools and processes for Robot Software and CMR as a whole (mostly in Python)
- Designing and performing manual tests with the robot, from design through release stages of development
- Contributing to investigations on system design conformance and quality of function
- Lead or provide significant assistant in the planning and management of the scrum team.
- Lead streams of work within the team, specifying the necessary tasks and planning that work across sprints
- Be involved with mentoring, recruitment activities, line management and/or team leadership
We’d expect you to be willing to turn your hand to anything within the Robot Software remit that helps the team deliver its objectives.
About you
To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have/be:
- Experience developing software, preferably in a regulated environment.
- A strong interest and understanding of software engineering fundamentals and best practice
- Leadership of design, developers, teams or software projects
- Good familiarity with either C or Python
- Degree or equivalent in a numerate discipline
It will be an advantage to have experience in any combination of the following:
- Control systems
- DC motor control
- Linux
- MATLAB or Python for algorithm prototyping and/or data analysis
- Microcontrollers
- Network protocols
- Numerical Linear Algebra
- Robot kinematics/solid body mechanics
- Safety critical software development standards, particularly IEC 62304
Why Join Us?
We offer a competitive salary and a great benefits package including a bonus, pension, healthcare and enhanced global parental leave pay.
Interested? We’d love to hear from you!
This role requires candidates to have eligibility to work within the UK.
Strictly no agencies
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with CMR Surgical, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. CMR Surgical holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.